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With Thanksgiving around the corner, we want to take a moment to appreciate the work that goes into producing the foods we eat at Thanksgiving and every day. There are many pests that attack the crops we grow and many hands that help get food from the field to our tables.

Here's the latest issue of the UC (ANR) Cooperative Extension Lassen County Farm Advisor's Update newsletter: November 2020 contents: Is Irrigating Alfalfa After Last Cutting a Good Idea? What To Do When an Animal Dies?

A "Natural History Note" From UC California Naturalist's new lead scientist, Dr. Cameron Barrows. To many people, biodiversity' is almost synonymous with the word nature,' and nature' brings to mind steamy forests and the big creatures that dwell there. Fair enough.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County An easy way to spice up your vegetable garden is to plant onions and garlic. They are not difficult to grow. You can plant onions and leeks from now until January for harvest from May through July, depending on the variety.

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Discovering your passion. Taking responsibility. Being part of a team. A special bond with an adult who cares. Learning about yourself. Knowing you're really good at something. Showing at Fair and making forever friends. The first time sleeping under the stars. 4-H is all these things.

How do you design a symbol that is meaningful to you and that addresses a problem in the world?

Listen to our very first podcast! "A Garden Runs Through It" with the UC Master Gardener Program of Colusa County. The podcast goes live Saturday, November 21, early morning.

Burton John Hoyle passed away in McKinleyville on Nov. 9, 2020, just weeks from reaching his 101st birthday. Burton (Burt) was born in Saranac Lake, NY, in 1919. He grew up in the Jamestown, New York, area.

Is Irrigating Alfalfa After Last Cutting a Good Idea? What To Do When an Animal Dies?