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Herbicides are an important tool for the management of weeds in crops but an overreliance on herbicides for weed management has accelerated the development of herbicide-resistant weed biotypes.

To ensure the safety of your frozen food after a power outage, especially when you're away from home, use the Frozen Penny Test. This method is a reliable indicator of whether your food has thawed and refrozen during your absence. Fill a small cup with water and place it in the freezer.

Please save the date for the annual UC Dry Bean Field Day! UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension will provide updates on dry bean research and management.

Pear Branch Canker and Dieback Field Day August 5, 2024 Where: HOPLAND, CA, 14200 Old River RD When: 09:00 am 11:30 am Registration Link: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=43174 2.

Ever seen a honey bee and a butterfly sharing a lavender blossom? Just in time for National Pollinator Week, June 17-23, we saw this today. What could be more pollinator friendly than that? The honey bee, Apis mellifera, and the Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, meet on many a blossom.

Registration is now open for the 2024 North Coast Olive Field Day. http://ucanr.

Cultivating Citrus Resilience to HLB in California Ashraf El-Kereamy Cooperative Extension Specialist at UCR Director of UC Lindcove Research and Extension Center ashrafe@ucr.

The federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Childrencommonly known as WICsafeguards the health of pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and young children from low-income households who are at nutritional risk.

The California Rice Commission, UC Davis and the UC Cooperative Extension are hosting the 2024 Rice Quality Workshop on July 18th from 9:00 AM to 12:30PM. The event will be held at Granzellas Banquet Hall located at 457 7th St., Williams, CA.

Oleander, also known as Nerium oleander, is a fascinating plant that often sparks curiosity and debate. Is it a toxic weed or a beautiful shrub? Oleander is celebrated for its stunning flowers, which come in a variety of colors such as pink, white, red, and yellow.