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Reposted from the UC Berkeley News Fire crews work on a wildfire in California. The 2019 fire season could be as destructive as earlier fire seasons. (U.S. Forest Service photo by Mike McMillan under Creative Commons 2.

University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Stanislaus County started a brand-new Master Gardener Program in January of 2019. Our first class of twenty-three volunteers just graduated and are out in the community making a difference.

We all know about birthstones. But for all, you trivia fans, do you know about birth flowers? There is a flower assigned to each month, and supposedly individuals inherit the characteristics of the flower assigned to their birth month.

In this issue: Cover Crop Seed Selection Summer-Fall Almond Orchard Management Considerations 2019 IPM Breakfast Meeting...

The Haven is all about teaching, research, and outreach to save the bees. Our programs are consistently rated highly by our visitors; we've grown every year of our existence and would love for that to continue.

Can compost help me with my salt problems? Increasing soil salinity poses an existential threat to agriculture in many parts of California.

According to the latest USDA Foreign Agricultural Service GAIN Report (Global Agricultural Information Network), the European Union is still a major citrus producing area. EU citrus production is concentrated in the Mediterranean region.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County HD Client's Request: I have a very large live oak in my front yard. In recent years I have noticed a decline, wonder if you can help. Please see pictures below.

I had more gardening to do this weekend. That translated to more wounds. I am done with gardening for a few weeks because vacation starts next weekend, giving the weeds plenty of time to get ahead of me. Over the weekend I learned more than I cared to know about one Western U.S. weed foxtail.

The following is some very good information about dating on food that confuses many. The article linked to below has even more information about food storage and dating, both commercial and home, canned or not.