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Megna holding sign saying "Wild Blueberry Land"
California 4-H Grown: Article

Beyond Ready with the SLC Planning Team

October 4, 2024
By Megna Nayar
Megna Nayar is a 4-H Alumna and former State Ambassador from Santa Clara County. She writes about how being a State Leadership Conference (SLC) Planning Team member is a rewarding, but challenging role.
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The Savvy Sage: Article

Western Fence Lizard

October 4, 2024
They're everywhere! At least that's the way it seems to me. Where I grew up on the East Coast, creatures similar to these were considered exotic and only found in wooded, wild places. Not here! I'd wager there isn't a backyard in Yolo County without a troop of these critters encamped.
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photos by Nanelle Jones-Sullivan
Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Mystery of the Free Trees

October 4, 2024
Last year, I became a member of the Arbor Day Tree Foundation, and was offered ten free trees. For my zone, I chose Crepe Myrtles, which are fairly drought tolerant, flower all summer, and have fall foliage and lovely bark.
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Young people work on a robot
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

4-H ag tech breakfast to support next generation of leaders, innovators

October 4, 2024
By Michael Hsu
The FIRA USA ag tech conference, Oct. 22-24 in Woodland, showcases the latest robotics and automation innovations. A special breakfast during the event will support tomorrow's leaders, scientists and engineers who will realize the potential of those technologies.
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COVID-19 is still affecting our lives

October 4, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues, It has been over four years since the COVID-19 pandemic has started, and while nearly all of us have returned to in-person work and activities, COVID-19 is still having an impact on our lives in a much different form than at the beginning.
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bee hotel
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Bee Hotels and Bee Gardens - the Difference

October 4, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Bee Hotels and Gardens Applications and Limitations The model of a Bee Hotel' has been a useful tool for surveying insects in research studies for decades.
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Long view of modern dry garden at Tofuku-ji Temple in Kyoto. J.C. Lawrence
The Real Dirt: Article

Japanese Gardens

October 4, 2024
Looking for some garden inspiration? Let's do some armchair travelling across the Pacific to one of the world's loveliest places for garden viewing: Kyoto, Japan.
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Luis Espino, UC ANR advisor, always committed to the future of sustainable agriculture in California.
Abriendo Caminos: Article

Luis Espino: El experto en arroz que encontró su vocación por casualidad

October 3, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
Luis Espino, agrnomo graduado en Per, es Asesor de Cultivos de Arroz en la Extensin Cooperativa del Condado de Butte de la Universidad de California (UC ANR). Su trayectoria en la agricultura comenz con una decisin clara: "Escog la agricultura porque quera algo prctico.
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