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In this Issue: Moonlight Reflected Invasive Pests and Diseases BotLat: Winter interest revisited Nevada County Demonstration Garden News All-Star: Toyon Pruning Citrus Hotline FAQs: Winter Bloom, What to do about Moss Deciding to Keep or Remove an Old Tree Events and Workshops HAPPY HOLIDAYS!...

From 2019-2021, we conducted trials to evaluate the efficacy of a new herbicide product called Loyant (florpyrauxifen-benzyl; group 4 herbicide; Corteva Agriscience) in Delta drill-seeded rice. Loyant is registered in rice growing states in the southern US but would be a new chemistry in California.

Stabilizing Flexible Work Agreements confirming our new normal For those of you who have not already done so, the time is coming to stabilize your long-term flexible work plans.

Over the last ten years or so, I've had the opportunity to help teach farm and ranch business planning courses (first, as a collaborating producer; more recently, as an extension advisor).

Spotted: A lady beetle (aka ladybug) feasting on aphids in her winter wonderland. It dines uninterrupted until it sees the shadow of what could be a predator. Swoosh! It quickly slips beneath a strawberry leaf and remains there, hidden and silent until the photographer leaves.

Hello 4-H members and leaders, We are excited to announce the opportunity to enter a lottery to show a steer at Monterey Fair in 2022. Deadline to enter the lottery is December 31st! See attached flier for details.

Hello 4-H members and leaders, We are excited to announce the opportunity to enter a lottery to show a steer at Monterey Fair in 2022. Deadline to enter the lottery is December 31st! See attached flier for details.

Researchers at Public Health Foundation Enterprise-WIC in partnership with the University of California Nutrition Policy Institute released a policy brief showing results of an increase in over $50 million across California on fruits and vegetables purchased by California families enrolled in WIC fr...

In This Issue Ornamental Plant of the Month Phlox Bonus Ornamental Plant of the Month Rose Pruning Edible Plant of the Month Edible Landscaping for the Future Book of the Month Finding the Mother Tree Recipe of the Month Cranberry Lemon Bars Garden Guide Safety Notes Interested in becoming a Master...

When California experiences drought due to a lack of rain and snow and the reservoirs don't fill up, people pump water out of the ground to meet their needs.