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UC ANR participated for the first time in the UC systemwide Maintain Don't Gain Challenge, closing 2018 mindful of their holiday eating habits and positioning themselves for a healthful beginning of the New Year. In all, 144 UC academics and staff signed up for the challenge.

Join VP Glenda Humiston, AVP Tu Tran and the UCPath Project Team for an important town hall Zoom session from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29. We encourage all UC ANR academics and staff to participate. UC ANR Town Hall: UCPath Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Latinos are facing a deeper retirement crisis than other ethnic groups because of lower access to workplace savings plans and other job-related disadvantages in accumulating nest eggs, reports the National Institute on Retirement Security and UnidosUS in a new study.

All it takes is a rain shower and you'll see weeds everywhere. Weeds peeking through summer-dried leaves, popping above brittle twigs and languid stems, greening foothills and fields that weeks earlier were dusty brown. Weeds sprouting in yards and vegetable beds.

Kleptoparasites By Norman Smith UCCE Master Gardener I thought I might have a series of articles on the different types of parasitization. In the past, I have differentiated between parasites and parasitoids. Parasites tend to not kill their hosts (fleas and ticks), while parasitoids do.

Important Things to Remember in 2019 NEW this year - Presentation/Leadership Requirements for Fair Participation Bi-County Event Opportunities Sutter-Yuba 4-H Fair Eligibility Policy 4-H Calendar Club Leader Essentials Certification Course Shooting Sports Workshops & Matches 4-H Record Book Competit...

Just thumbing through a mail order catalog from a high end retailer yesterday afternoon for a Valentine's Day gift (don't forget all that this day is also our big annual strawberry production research meeting in Watsonville!) for my one and only, when my eyes lit upon the arresting photo below.

January 26, 2019 CASI had the honor of hosting Peter Donovan of the Soil Carbon Coalition at our long-term NRI Project field on Saturday, January 26th.

The first month of 2019 is just about behind us. I find that hard to believe! However, this weekend the increasing day length was both apparent and welcomed. Admittedly, I miss the long summer days of Michigan. Even a seemingly small 4 difference in latitude makes a big difference.

With the rainfall we've been having every month in Southern California, there are a lot of weeds out there. For those who work in wildland management where rain is the only source of irrigation, in Southern California the growing season started in October.