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Our Marvelous Monarchs in-person class in October was a hit with attendees. Some of you wrote that you were disappointed to miss it, and others noted they were too far away to attend as they don't live in Stanislaus County.

Do you have a plant or plants that you really find annoying or that you just purely don't like? I would guess that the question popped up a memory of some long-ago plant that you let die unceremoniously or that you, again long ago, put out of your (not its) misery.

In this issue: CDFA is currently accepting public comments on 2023 HSP and SWEEP block grants Happy Healthy Soils Week! FREP Grant Program The 2022 Census of Agriculture is here...

The California State Beekeepers' Association (CSBA) paid tribute to the late Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Carnes Mussen (1944-2022) at a memorial luncheon during its 2022 convention, held in the Peppermill Resort Spa and Casino, Reno.

Winter, December 2022, Issue 003...

Are you in need of some last-minute CEUs for 2022? We're pleased to announce that a new online course on runoff and surface water protection is available and offered for free.

College students across the nation are struggling to meet their basic food needs. Within the University of California system of 280,000 students, 38% of undergraduate students and 20% of graduate students report food insecurity.

This blog article is for readers who may have heard of subsoil, but don't really know what it is, or how it may or may not affect their gardening efforts. There are several layers (also known as horizons to soil scientists) that can be found when we dig deeper and deeper down into the soil.

New Educational Materials: Commercial HLB Detection Response Guide Statewide To ensure California citrus growers are well prepared in the event of a potential commercial grove detection of Huanglongbing (HLB), the deadly citrus plant disease that can be spread by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), the...

by Melody Kendall Installed in November 2020 the Low water, low maintenance garden at the Las Flores Learning Garden is the first garden established by the UC Master Gardeners and the City of Napa.