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On a sunny morning in San Bernardino, Clara Wilshire, with palpable energy and a warm smile, greets the participants of her nutrition class, part of the EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program) at the University of California Cooperative Extension office. Good morning.

Research Brief • August 2024 • Download PDF (224 KB)BackgroundIn March 2023, an online survey gathered insights from Texas foodservice directors (FSDs) about their experiences implementing school meals during the 2022-23 school year (SY) after the federal waivers allowing school meals to be served free…

People sometimes think that native plants are boring, colorless and require a lot of maintenance. Nothing could be further from the truth! My garden is filled with many native plants which once established seldom need watering during the hot summer days.

I have a potted Meyer lemon tree (Citrus Meyer) that I have regrettably neglected these past few months. I recently took some time to give it some tender loving care and was relieved to discover that my tree was doing well and even sprouted some new growth.

September in the Master Gardeners' Rose Cycle chart (https://napamg.ucanr.edu/files/254549.pdf) has us continuing deadheading and cleaning out any suckers that grow up from the root ball.

A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, stretches beneath a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville garden. Ms.

I have gotten quite a few calls about blister beetles this year. There was a newspaper article up in Modoc that caused some stir, and was picked up by a lot of social media pages. So, what are blister beetles and why do we care? Blister beetles get their name for a reason.

On July 17 and 18, the Modoc County Department of Agriculture in conjunction with Modoc County Farm Bureau and UC Cooperative Extension hosted an agricultural tour to highlight some of the agricultural issues in Modoc County and how they relate to Sustainable Pest Management, a new strategic plan un...

Dear UC ANR Community, As we begin the 2024-2025 year, I want to reaffirm our UC ANR Principles of Community and ensure that all members of our community understand both the rights and the responsibilities of free expression in the UC ANR context.

View Complete Calendar | Return to What Are the UC Ag Experts Talking About? Date: September 4, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Contact: Cheryl Reynolds, creynolds@ucanr.edu Sponsor: UC Ag Experts Talk In this webinar, Dr.