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By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Gardeners are a generous bunch. I know that I have benefitted tremendously from the knowledge and plants shared by more experienced gardeners. I've also been the grateful recipient of tasty produce and delicious jams and preserves.

Many new hybrids of stone fruits have been appearing in catalogs and on supermarket shelves in recent years resulting in a plethora of new terms many of which are defined below.

They're baking in France. The village of Villevieille recorded an historical high temperature of 113.2 degrees Fahrenheit on June 28. The villagers probably wish they were at the University of California, Davis, where plans are underway for the 16th annual Bruce Hammock Lab Water Balloon Battle.

California has legalized marijuana, but commercial cannabis growers have been slow to obtain the required state and local permits.

After nearly 38 years of working for University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Janine Hasey, retired on July 1 as the UC Cooperative Extension orchard and environmental horticulture advisor for Sutter and Yuba counties.

Reposted from UC Merced News The scope of the tree deaths is evident when viewed as part of the larger forest. The most extreme drought event in hundreds of years caused a catastrophic die-off of the Sierra Nevada's mature trees in 2015-2016.

Managing Livestock Nutrition on Dry Forage Fire Season is Upon Us Coccidiosis in Sheep and Goats Sierra Harvest Land Match Program Observations of Blue Oak Needed USDA Will Require RFID Brucellosis Tags Complete the Ranch Management Survey for the chance to win a YETI cooler! Summer Workshops Calend...

Update on invasive shot hole borers: Online training now available By Sabrina Drill, Natural Resources Advisor, UCCE Ventura Invasive shot hole borers (ISHB) are a pest and disease complex potentially affecting over 200 tree species, but posing a strong risk to box elders, sycamores, and other ripar...

"The Redcoats are coming! The Redcoats are coming!" So shouted American Revolutionary patriot Paul Revere during his historical ride. Those who responded to the colonial revolt included my immigrant ancestors: the Keatleys, Laughlins and Agees. They left their farms and took up arms.

If you like to eat a variety of foods and if you like to wear cotton, you ought to be concerned about plant-parasitic nematodes.