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 What a day when Betty White visited the Vacaville Museum!Not the beloved Betty White, the American actress, comedian, producer, activist, and animal welfare advocate who passed Dec. 31, 2021 at age 99. It was her namesake.It all began when the Vacaville Museum hosted a public function on Oct. 11…

Please find the attached document to provide the previous week’s estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County. This report may be used as a guide in your irrigation schedule for the…

Ask a Master GardenerThis column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions recently asked by Yolo County gardeners.Starting this month, the “Ask a Master Gardener” column is fielding questions directly from Yolo County gardeners and other garden…

Ask a Master GardenerThis column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions recently asked by Yolo County gardeners.Starting this month, the “Ask a Master Gardener” column is fielding questions directly from Yolo County gardeners and other garden…

Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM) Section 30, Compensation and Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM) Section 2, Definition of Terms The University of California is proposing revisions to PPSM-30 (Compensation) & PPSM-2 (Definition of Terms), which applies to staff…

In this Issue: Almond Orchard Management Considerations: Fall 2025Post-Harvest Ground Squirrel ManagementOak Root Fungus: Rootstock Considerations in 2025-2026Red Leaf Blotch Finds its way to the Sacramento Valley (2025)Fall Zinc and Boron Review 2025Grower Meetings for Late Fall 2025 and Winter 2026

  Working with CE Forestry Advisors, IGIS developed and taught a series of custom in-person GIS workshops for forestry and natural resources managers at 6 locations in northern CA. PI: Ricky Satomi. Link