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Gratitude Are We In For Another Drought? When Should Lambs Be Vaccinated? A Dry Fall and a Heavy Acorn Crop: Keep an Eye out for Acorn Toxicity What to do When an Animal Dies?

A moderate La Nia climate phase is expected through spring 2021. This indicates that slightly above average temperatures and slightly less rainfall than normal can be expected in California's avocado/lemon growing areas.

Seymour Dean Van Gundy, UC Riverside professor emeritus of nematology and plant pathology, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 27, 2020. He was born on Feb. 24, 1931, in Toledo, Ohio. Known to family, friends and colleagues as Van,' he graduated from Monclova High School, Monclova, Ohio, in 1949.

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When you "make a mountain out of a molehill," you're exaggerating the severity of the situation. But if you're an ant, you can make little mounds that might appear--at least to other ants--like mountains.

According to County Health Rankings & Roadmap, Kern County's food insecurity rate of 23.8% exceeds California's rate of 18%. Almost 74% of Kern County adults are overweight or obese, posing chronic disease risks such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

The USDA granted states multiple operational waivers to continue to deliver the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) services during the COVID-19 pandemic and these waivers have enabled our ability to serve participants remotely.

Here are some important reminders and announcements related to your 2020 pay, taxes and benefits some that may require action. Read closely and mark your calendar for upcoming deadlines. Jan. 15, 2021: Tax information deadline UCPath begins processing W-2s in late January.

Effect of Irrigation Method on Herbicide Efficacy in Lettuce Production University of California Cooperative Extension, Monterey County Author: Richard Smith, Farm Advisor In 2020 we compared the efficacy of lettuce preemergent herbicides in trials with fields split between season-long drip vs sprin...