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General situation: We're a little bit late getting the clock started this season, but here is the first post of the 2021 thrips/TSWV risk evaluation.

General situation: We're a little bit late getting the clock started this season, but here is the first post of the 2021 thrips/TSWV risk evaluation.

By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County The Solanaceae, or nightshade family, is a large one.

The statistics are staggering, shattering and incredibly sad. Of the more than 30 million cases of COVID-19 in the United States, 547,000 people have died.

Finally got the shot of twospotted spider mite and Lewis mite close to one another in the same picture for comparison. I've shared this with others, but these two mites tend not to be found together, and rather form colonies on different parts of the leaf. However, here we go.

Ten of the top 20 videos on the UC ANR YouTube channel were developed by a team of California professors and researchers assembled by UCCE specialist Jeff Mitchell to encourage young people to pursue careers in agriculture.

There are many benefits in sharing a love for gardening with a child. Gardening is an enjoyable and healthy way to connect with children, whether they're your own, a friend's, or a neighbor's. Including children in the garden helps them develop skills they can practice for the rest of their lives.

A newly published UC Davis research paper pinpoints what could be the missing link in why some COVID-19 patients recover and some don't.

Unify-Communicate-Advocate The Strategic Initiatives offer a home for strategic thought - drawing on members of the wider UC ANR community and beyond to 1) help people connect and 2) to help them identify and address issues of current and emerging importance.

After 11 years as UC ANR's statewide agritourism coordinator, Penny Leff will be retiring on April 11. Bringing a creative approach Leff has spent her time at UC ANR championing all things that blend agriculture and tourism agritourism.