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Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, July 20th, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The location will be at the Spreckels Veterans Memorial Building, 90 fifth Street. This is an in-person meeting.

CLICK HERE to view the Special Drought Edition July 2021 issue of the Golden State Dairy Newsletter!!! In this issue: Every Drop Counts Sorghum-Deficit Irrigation Corn Irrigation Strategies Culling Decisions Nitrate in Forages Cooling Cows...

As California strives to recover from the pandemic-induced economic slump, Keith Taylor is taking an unconventional approach to economic development.

The following is a pest rating proposal by Kyle Beucke (CDFA) with some photographs by Martin Hauser (CDFA) and Iain MacGowan: On June 10, 2021, a resident in Pasadena (Los Angeles County) submitted a fig with pupae to county agricultural personnel.

On Thursday, July 8, Governor Gavin Newsom asked California residents to cut back their water usage by 15%. Butte County is among the 50 California counties (out of a total of 58 counties) now included in Newsom's declaration of drought emergency.

Gotta love that Gray Hairstreak. If you don't like putting "gray" and "hair" in the same sentence, not to worry. This is the butterfly, Strymon melinus. When the it's hanging around a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, the orange spots on its tail accent the color of the flower.

Two UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty members are now full professors, and a third faculty member has achieved tenure as associate professor.

In April, I found myself sowing three different varieties of okra, along with the other vegetable seeds I acquired this year. Those okra seeds are sprouted and sent home with their respected owners to grow in their own gardens.

As the Beckwourth Complex Fire and Dixie Fire spread in Plumas and Lassen counties, Ryan Tompkins reminded residents of ways they could help limit damage.

UC AG Expert Talk: Grape Powdery Mildew Management and Challenges Description: In thiswebinar, various speakers from UC andUCCE will discuss: -biology and ID of powdery mildew -history of sulfur use, formulations, mode of application, and role in resistance management -air assisted sprayer settings,...