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ANR Employee News: Article

Jan. 15 last day to update tax information

December 14, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UCPath begins processing W-2s in late January. To ensure the information on your W-2 is complete, accurate and reaches you, please take the following steps by Jan. 15, 2021. Verify your personal email and home address in UCPath online.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

HLB Breakthrough

December 14, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Paul Schattenberg 210-859-5752 paschattenberg@ag.tamu.edu Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have made a discovery that will help combat fastidious pathogens, which cost U.S. agriculture alone billions of dollars annually. Kranthi Mandadi, Ph.D., inspects a grapefruit for citrus greening.
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The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

The Christmas Cactus

December 14, 2020
By Anne E Schellman
The poinsettia remains the most popular of the holiday plants, but a healthy Christmas cactus in full bloom is also a great indoor plant this time of year.
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Project Board News: Article

Project Board COVID-19 Guidance

December 13, 2020
By Kit Alviz
We have received a few questions about how to report clientele contacts given UCCE has switched to primarilyonline direct Extension activities or indirect Extension activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Still Time for Daffodils.

December 12, 2020
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County For spring cheer, few flowers are better than daffodils or, more correctly, Narcissus. When I first planted a bunch of Narcissus in my front yard, neighbors started calling my house the happy house.
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Zen Garden with Bamboo, Stone, and Greenery
Garden News & Views: Article

Finding Urban Zen

December 12, 2020
By Valerie T Borel
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to confirm what every urban dweller has long suspected - life in the big city is stressful.
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This is a Jerusalem cricket, commonly known as a "potato bug." Someone once described it as a "cricket on steroids." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

This Is NOT an Asian Giant Hornet

December 11, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Nope, not an Asian giant hornet. Not even close. It's a Jerusalem cricket, sometimes called a "potato bug." The be-on-the-lookout (BOLO) for the Asian giant hornet detected in Canada and Washington state has resulted in scores of queries and submissions of not-even-close specimens.
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Stanislaus County: Article

2021 North San Joaquin Valley Almond Day

December 11, 2020
Sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension Virtual Meeting via Zoom Thursday, January 14, 2021 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Register at http://ucanr.
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