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Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking individuals to serve as technical reviewers. Reviewers will evaluate and make recommendations to CDFA on proposals submitted for funding to California's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP).

Pocket gophers, more commonly known as gophers, are one of the most common vertebrate pests found in school and community gardens. They are known for their extensive burrow system through the soil and also for the damage that they can cause to plants in gardens.

Anne Schellman has been appointed coordinator of the new UC Master Gardener program in Stanislaus County, reported John Holland in the Modesto Bee. A Modesto native, Schellman learned about plants while working at Scenic Nursery when she was a student Modesto Junior College.

The Citrus Research Board and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources have established a $1 million endowment to fund the Presidential Researcher for Sustainable Citrus Clonal Protection at the UC Lindcove Research and Extension Center.

Learn about opportunities to receive continuing education hours. October is upon us and before you know it, we'll be wrapped up in the busy holiday season.

Learn about opportunities to receive continuing education hours. October is upon us and before you know it, we'll be wrapped up in the busy holiday season.

Learn about opportunities to receive continuing education hours. October is upon us and before you know it, we'll be wrapped up in the busy holiday season.

Gardeners often plant pears and apples in their yards so these fruits are relatively abundant. I usually find myself in receipt of several boxes of fruit every year from tree owners eager to rid themselves of excess fruit.

Dear Colleagues, On Jan. 1, 2018, the legal sale of recreational marijuana commenced in California. This followed the passage of Proposition 64 by California voters on Nov. 8, 2016, which legalized its recreational use by people over the age of 21. However, Prop.

Sometimes we like to imagine that the most important things in life come with a plan, but for me, it wasn't that way. When I first came to Loma Linda University in 2006, I felt guilty because I didn't have some grand plan, to be honest. But I think God had a plan.