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Barb goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis L.) is a winter annual grass native to the Mediterranean region and western Asia. According to a UCANR publication, it was introduced to Sacramento and El Dorado Counties via the importation of cattle from Mexico.

Eucalypt trees have become abundant in the California landscape, but so have the many invasive eucalypt pests that have arrived in California in the last couple decades.

In This Issue Fall Walnut Considerations Freeze Reminder Cover Crops for a Wet Winter Nematode Management in Walnut Meeting Save the Dates Trees-to-Tomatoes Walnut Variety Trial Introduction New Advisor Introduction Sacramento Valley Orchard Source...

As a Master Gardener, I hear all sorts of complaints about spiders in the garden; how these arachnids are eating plants, and how they are destroying the garden. To each of these complaints, I offer the same answers. Garden spiders do NOT eat plants, flowers, or vegetable crops.

Quick reminder of these two sessions on Sat, Sep 23. See attachment or our website for more details: Selection and Care for House Plants, a Free Community Education Workshop, presented by Cathy Fossum, Merced County Master Gardener.

What do you think of when someone mentions "household vampires?" Fleas? Ticks? Bed bugs? Mosquitoes? Yes! The Bohart Museum of Entomology will host an open house, themed "Household Vampires," from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

ANR is seeking leaders for two strategic initiatives: Healthy Families and Communities and Sustainable Food Systems. The new Healthy Families and Communities leader will start on Nov. 1, and the new Sustainable Food Systems leader will start on Jan. 1, 2024.

Recently, Ricardo Vela, Claudia Diaz Carrasco, and I had the chance to host a webinar to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and talk about our work with engaging Latino youth in the community through the 4-H positive youth development program.

A Hmong small-scale farmer in Merced County has saved about 14.4 acre-inches of water annually and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 12.406 MTCO2e per year (equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions produced from burning 1,396 gallons of gasoline) after upgrading her farm.

Fue investigadora del Instituto de Polticas sobre Nutricin de ANR por ms de dos dcadas Gail Woodward-Lpez pens un da en ser neurobiloga, pero descubri que el trabajo de laboratorio no era para ella.