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Keeping global warming below 2 degrees C (3.6 F) can be achieved only by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors, including land and food, said the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in a report released Aug. 8, 2019.

We are having a great time in D.C. celebrating Margaret Sissy"Sugarman from Olivenhain Valley 4-H, earning the Congressional Award Gold Medal. Congressman Mike Levin presented her with the Gold Medal in a medal ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.

Time to Plan and Plant Fall and Winter Vegetables. By Susanne von Rosenberg, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County If you are a regular reader of this column, you already know that you can grow vegetables year-round in Napa County.

UCCE EFNEP and REC Staff welcomed the energetic youth visiting from the Ocean View School District FLY Summer Program guiding them through a fun morning filled with activities linking to the program's theme for the week - Bon Appetit'.

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How magical are the dragonflies. They zig-zag through the pollinator garden, a perfect portrait of a predator: multifaceted eyes, strong wings, and mouthparts that include a toothed jaw and flap like labrium.

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Kathy Eftekhari will be joining the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) as my new Chief of Staff starting Monday, August 19, 2019.

My colleagues and I just finished our revision of the Organic Strawberry Cost of Production Study. The previous study was from 2014 and really not up to date. This new one incorporates a lot of what is going on with labor as well as updates on fertility and pest managment practices.

Preliminary grain yield results for our fall-planted common wheat, triticale, durum wheat and barley trials are now available on the UC Small Grains Research and Information Center website: http://smallgrains.ucanr.

One of my fondest early memories as a Master Gardener involves a Master Gardener field trip to the Chalk Hill Clematis nursery near Healdsburg. It was one of my first big outings with my newborn daughter and I was excited to get out, see some familiar Master Gardener faces, and learn about plants.