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Search for Excellence 2017

Congratulations to the 2017 Search for Excellence Winners! UC Master Gardener Programs in Los Angeles, Orange, Marin, Amador, and Ventura counties were honored in the triennial Search for Excellence competition, which recognizes outstanding educational and innovative projects that exemplify the program’s…
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ornamental eggplant that resemble orange pumpkins on sticks

Pumpkins on a Stick

October 29, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog article by Paula PashbyI love autumn - a time for enjoying the cool weather and watching the leaves change colors.  The first signs that I notice of the approaching season are when neighbors decorate their front patios with bright orange pumpkins of all sizes and roundish shapes. This is also a…
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Search for Excellence 2020

Congratulations 2020 Search for Excellence winners! UC Master Gardener Programs in San Diego County, Contra Costa County, and Santa Clara County won the triennial Search for Excellence competition. In honor of their achievement, winning projects receive a cash prize to support local program…
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Search For Excellence 2023

Congratulations 2023 Search for Excellence winners! UC Master Gardener Programs in Riverside County, Placer County, El Dorado County, and Sacramento County won the triennial Search for Excellence competition. In honor of their achievement, winning projects received a cash prize to support…
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Save the Date!

October 29, 2025
By Taiyu Guan
IPM Rice Workgroup Meeting: Drip Irrigated Rice and Tomato RotationsAll are welcome! We are soliciting feedback, experiences, and opinions about rotating rice with tomatoes, with a focus on drip-irrigating rice. Lunch will be included. Please Click Here for the Registration Form! Date:…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New research brief highlights barriers and opportunities for serving minimally processed foods in California schools

October 29, 2025
By Brianna Aguayo Villalon, Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie, Monica D Zuercher, Wendi Gosliner
A new Child Nourish Lab research brief examines how often California schools serve scratch-cooked, quick-preparation, and convenience foods. School meals provide a major source of daily nutrition for children and have become healthier since the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010…
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Karen Aceves, Karen Ross and Gabe Youtsey at California AgTech Alliance press conference
ANR Employee News: Article

California AgTech Alliance launches to help farmers stay competitive

October 29, 2025
By Hanif R Houston
 $15 million statewide collaboration unites state, university and industry leaders to fast-track agricultural innovation, workforce development and regional economic growthCalifornia has launched the California AgTech Alliance, a $15 million statewide initiative designed to transform how agricultural…
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Three small aphid insects on a green leaf. Two of the aphids are dead from parasitization: these appear brown and swollen, and one of them has a hole on its body. The third aphid is alive and green.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Mummies in Your Garden?!

October 29, 2025
By Lindsey Hack
It’s almost Halloween, so many of us are thinking about jack-o-lanterns, skeletons, and mummies. When you think of a mummy, you probably imagine the scary kind inspired by the ancient Egyptian ritual of preserving the bodies of the dead. When we talk about mummies at UC IPM, we mean something completely…
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UC Master Gardeners of San Diego County: Article

The truths, and the myths, about ravens in the garden

October 29, 2025
By Leah M Taylor
 By Michael Harrelson(This article originally appeared in the October 11, 2025 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune)The narrator of Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, The Raven, struggles to deal with the loss of his love, Lenore, and is haunted by her death. The presence of a raven at his window adds a sinister…
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Articles and Newsletters

 Birds, Corvids, Crows, Pests, RavensOctober 11, 2025The truths, and the myths, about ravens in the garden Ravens have the broadest geographic range of all birds. By Michael Harrelson (This article originally appeared in the October 11, 2025 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) The narrator of Edgar…
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