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Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County MGCC Help Desk Request: What's going on with my persimmon tree? I worked a bunch of compost into the soil around it in the spring and mulched with leaves. But it looks like it needs nutrients.

(Embargo lifts at 1 p.m., June 17. See online paper) Cancer research published by a team of scientists, including the Bruce Hammock laboratory, University of California, Davis, has been named the Journal of Clinical Investigation's Editor's Pick for the month of July.

Every time you eat a fruit, vegetable, or nut, you may want to thank a pollinator. Without them, our diet would lack many of the vitamins and minerals we need to survive. Often honeybees get all the kudos for pollinating, and they do a great job.

This just in -- a fellow MFP has a First Place at the San Bernardino Fair! Congratulations to Lynn Summers on her win.

Did you know that next week is National Pollinator Week? It is. June 17-21 is the week set aside to celebrate pollinators and how we can protect them. Actually, National Pollinator Week should be every day. Launched 12 years ago under U.S.

Stockmanship for Pasture Management Workshop An introduction to the art and science of stockmanship to achieve management objectives July 19-21, 2019 Palmdale, California Early bird registration fees end tomorrow (6/15/19)! Visit https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=27326 to register.

Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.

Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, June 18th, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The location will be at the County Agricultural conference room at 1423 Abbott St. in Salinas.

Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.

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