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Reposted from UC Merced News Credit: CalFire Firefighters in the 2021 Monument Fire in Shasta-Trinity National Forest An upside of the increase in forest fires in the West is that they reduce the amount of fuel available for other burns.

Are you preparing a turkey for your holiday meal? Turkey and its juice can be contaminated with germs that can make you and your family sick. For example, turkey can contain Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter, and other germs.

The 2022/23 SAREP Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Small Grants Program is accepting applications until 12 noon PST, Feb. 15, 2022.

The Entomological Society of America's annual meeting is over, but scores of presentations may be viewed on its website. The virtual program is available for viewing through Jan. 31, 2022.

UC Davis medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, an assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, says that the public health threat of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, cannot be overstated and it's crucial to control them now before a public health emerge...

Since 2014, the San Luis Obispo Master Food Preservers (MFPs) have collaborated with the Food Bank Coalition to bring low-cost food preservation education to SLO community members picking up food from local pantries and distributions.

Greetings newsletter subscribers, Giving Tuesday is next week! Please join us in this opportunity to give to your local Stanislaus County Master Gardener Program.

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001632 Evaluation of Forecast Reference Evapotranspiration for Different Microclimate Regions in California to Enable Prospective Irrigation Scheduling Ghaieth Ben Hamouda, Ph.D.; Daniele Zaccaria, Ph.D.; Khaled Bali, Ph.D.; Richard L.

by Cynthia Kerson I've been attacked by boxelder bugs (Boisea or Leptocoris [depending on the website] trivittata). There are thousands of them throughout my property.

We had a great presentation on Saturday all about making cranberry chutney! Bright and tart cranberries bring beauty and flavor to all of your holiday feasts and leftovers. You can find the video and other cranberry recipes on our website.