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A female sunflower bee, Svastra obliqua expurgata, heads for a Coreopsis. Both are natives to California. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Native Bee, Native Flower, Sunny California

July 14, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Just a day in the life of a native bee on a native flower in native California. Svastra obliqua expurgata, also called "the sunflower bee," absolutely loves Coreoposis californica, sometimes called tickseed. If you were a plant, would you want to be called "tickseed?" Probably not.
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Livestock & Range: Article

Buying Livestock Drugs in California

July 14, 2023
By Morgan P Doran
A livestock producer recently contacted UCCE regarding a problem he was having getting livestock dewormers shipped to a California address from out-of-state online retailers. Three different online retailers told him that they don't have a license to ship the products to California.
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Monterey County: Article

4-H Leader's Council Meeting July 18, 2023

July 14, 2023
Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, July 18th, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The location will be inside the large Conference room, 1432 Abbott Street.
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Organic tomatoes are mechanically harvested at West Side Research and Extension Center.
Food Blog: Article

New cost study for processing tomatoes released by UC

July 14, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A study on the costs and returns for growing processing tomatoes has been updated by the University of California, Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and UC Cooperative Extension.
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