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There's still time to sign up for Turning Lab Reports into Action held June 11 The agenda and registration link is in the newsletter...

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Freeze damage was reported in commercial walnut orchards throughout California during the winter of 2020. Although comprising the southern tier of the state's walnut-growing area, Tulare and Kings County orchards were not exempt from freeze damage.

Video Series Offers Practical Advice for Producers The GOT SHEEP? series made its debut on YouTube last week in an effort to assist American sheep producers with management considerations for their flocks.

What's better than a mint on your pillow? A mint moth in your garden! We ran across this colorful mint moth, Pyrausta californicalis (as identified by UC Davis distinguished professor Art Shapiro) on May 20 in a Vacaville bed of tall lavender.

I am not sure which nursery this plant came from. I have it growing in my garden now. I think it came from Sacramento since I seem to go to different nurseries in Sacramento mostly or it could have come from one of the UC Arboretum plant sales.

Dear Colleagues, The U.S.

Ornamental Plant of the Month Drought and your Garden Edible Plant of the Month Edible Landscaping in a Hotter than Heck Climate Recipe of the Month Pasta with Green Clam Sauce Book of the Month Barkskins Big Dig Day - an online giving event is June 4.

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