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As our world grapples with the containment of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), essential services including food provisioning remain vital to the health and well-being of our communities.

Hello 4-H Families, We are sending you a message from Lynn Schmitt- McQuitty, 4-H State Director. Please read attached letter.

Hello all from the new shelter-in-place normal. We are all figuring this new way of working and living out, so in the meantime, stay calm, be compassionate, be positive and productive.

Hello 4-H Families, We hope this newsletter finds all the families in good health. We have many updated on the 4-H program. We also have a home based project the youth can participate in at home but still make a difference in our community.

"Bruce D. Hammock is widely known for his groundbreaking research in insect physiology, toxicology, pharmacology, and experimental therapeutics.

Thanks to some sharp eyed grower colleagues - and well equipped with some impressive hand lens and field microscopes I might add - I got my hands on some good Lewis mites and was able get some pictures. Truly, these do look different than twospotted spider mite.

CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS ...0 Comments UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is available to assist Californians across the state during the new coronavirus crisis.

We are happy to announce a new UCCE 4-H Administrative Aide: Michelle Nozzari. Michelle has been with our office since October 2017 as a Senior Agricultureal Program Assistant. Michelle is a Sonoma County native.

As I write this post on the morning of March 19, 2020, several of the counties surrounding Placer County, where I live, work, and ranch, have issued "shelter in place" orders in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19.

First, I want to say that I hope you and your families are staying safe and healthy during this challenging time. People in San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties are now sheltering in place.