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Ventura HLB Quarantine Expansion

December 20, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Effective December 19, 2023, the Department is expanding the HLB quarantine boundary in the Santa Paula area of Ventura county in grid 437. A map of the proposed boundary can be found at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/citrus/pests_diseases/hlb/regulation.html.
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Prepare for new Aggie Enterprise financial system go-live on Jan. 4

December 20, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues: Especially for those of us who work in the current Kuali financial system or the UCPath HR and payroll system, we are fast approaching the scheduled January 4, 2024, go-live date for the new Aggie Enterprise system. Please refer to the Aggie Enterprise and UCPath dates listed below.
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Happy Holidays & 4-H Updates

December 20, 2023
Dear 4-H Families, The year has flown by so fast. The Holidays are upon us. The 4-H office will be closed December 22nd to January 2nd for the Holiday break. I will be returning calls and email upon our return to the office. If you need any help before the break then contact the office by Thursday.
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Happy Holidays & 4-H Updates

December 20, 2023
Dear 4-H Families, The year has flown by so fast. The Holidays are upon us. The 4-H office will be closed December 22nd to January 2nd for the Holiday break. I will be returning calls and email upon our return to the office. If you need any help before the break then contact the office by Thursday.
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Weeds of Interest: 2023 Edition

December 20, 2023
By Taiyu Guan, Consuelo B Baez Vega
White Water Fire (Bergia capensis) From Butte County Agricultural Commissioner's office: A weed sample collected in Butte County on September 19, 2023, was submitted to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) botany lab for identification.
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Black scallop bugleweed. photos by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Black Plants for Feng Shui Garden

December 20, 2023
A friend is redesigning her tiny front garden. The large front yard tree, planted by the builder, had to be removed, its roots having infiltrated the home's water main. She is left with a totally exposed tiny front garden with a small patch of grass that has to remain.
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Queen bee laying an egg. A honey bee egg weighs about 0.1 mg, according to the late Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Honey Bee Larvae: Weigh to Go!

December 19, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's a week before Christmas and it's not just the geese that are getting fat. If you're thinking that the bathroom scale and you are not good friends, not to worry.
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photos by Jennifer Ward
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Worm Bin Fun

December 19, 2023
My worm bin has been a source of fun for the past three years. The worm compost allows me to use up food scraps and the dark compost goes right back into the garden--kind of a table to farm to table cycle. Mid-summer I used some of the worm compost in a half-barrel planter.
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