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This press release was written by Julie Finzel, UCCE Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor. A team of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has created a new comprehensive website for small acreage landowners in California and beyond.

Question: I want to can my holiday leftovers this year. I have experience with water bath canning already. When using a pressure canner, how do you increase or decrease the heat? Answer: For holiday leftovers, it would be best to portion and freeze them instead of canning.

CalFresh Healthy Living aims to improve the health and wellbeing of Californians through interventions that promote healthy eating and active living.

Talbot named publications and production supervisor Jeffrey Talbot joined UC ANR Publications on Nov. 4 as the publications and production supervisor. He will be contributing production management for UC ANR publications including California Agriculture and journals and manuals.

As Congress negotiated the Farm Bill, Vice President Glenda Humiston recently visited Washington, D.C. to meet with California congressional members and their staff to discuss agricultural research and Cooperative Extension programs.

4-H Horticulture team finishes first in NJHA contest Michael Rethwisch, UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor for Riverside County coached the California 4-H Horticulture team to first place at the 2024 National Junior Horticultural Association (NJHA) contest in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Rice acres approved for seed production in 2024 totaled 24,000 acres, of which, 872 acres were in the Quality Assurance (QA) program.

In this issue: North State Giving Tuesday Junior & Teen Leader Training In Person YQCA Training Tests Calendar Veterans Day Report - Travis Owens Inter-Mountain Livestock Judging Results UCCE Shasta County Local 4-H Ambassador Team Highlight Shasta County Spirit Award Council Meetings Happy December...

UC Davis doctoral alumna Inga Zasada of the USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory in Corvallis, Ore., will return to her alma mater on Monday, Dec.

With Thanksgiving approaching, turkeys are on many of our minds. But for those that live in a neighborhood with frequent turkey visitors, you might think of them more often. Like most creatures, turkeys are not always considered a pest, and some people may even enjoy seeing them.