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Citrus thrips field day at LREC On April 22, Lindcove Research Center hosted the first field event of year 2022! A field day was dedicated to discussing information on citrus thrips biology, differentiating citrus thrips from flower thrips, citrus thrips damage, and management options available.

An average of a million acres in California is planted in alfalfa every year, most of the yield is used as animal feed, but some is used in other ways....such as gardening! Medicago sativa, alsoknownaslucerne, and in California as alfalfa, is a perennial that belongs to the legume family.

Please see the attached revised flyer with details for the Almond Variety Trial Field Day - taking place this Thursday, May 5th at 9 am. Location: Avenue 26 & Rd 19 in Chowchilla, CA (Madera County) Please send questions to Phoebe Gordon pegordon@ucanr.

Dear 4-H community, We have some exciting events coming up shortly. See attached fliers for details. We also are sending you the proposed livestock & enrollment changes going into effect July 2023.

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on the proposed Presidential Policy on Abusive Conduct in the Workplace. The proposed policy covers abusive conduct and retaliation in the workplace.

Tips for Spring (and Summer) Fruit and Veggie Garden Success! I begin each spring full of visons of wonderful summer harvests in the veggie garden! It's a wonderful time to dream about what the possibilities are, and they seem endless! There are plants of all types and varieties in the garden center...

It's all the buzz! The California Honey Festival, set Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Woodland, will focus on honey, bees, plants and pollination.

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Bees, butterflies and beetles will be well represented at the 145th annual Dixon May Fair, which opens Thursday, May 5 for a four-day run (May 5-8) after a two-year hiatus.