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Watching it like a hawk... A variegated meadowhawk dragonfly, Sympetrum corruptum, that is. We look forward to breezes--even strong gusts--in our little pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif., because often we'll see dragonflies touch down. They'll hunt, perch, and hunt again.

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.

Sorghum is grown in California as a high yielding, drought resistant, low input forage and grain crop. However, it's been bugged lately. Last month, a sorghum field in Yolo County and fields throughout the Central Valley were infested with sugarcane aphid.

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This week we kicked off Health and Safety Day at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School! Students took part in our Nutrition Jeopardy game which contained questions from the MyPlate food groups and fluids (sugary beverages).

Continuing education credits required by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation will now be available from UC Cooperative Extension by participating in live webinars. Everybody is busy, said Beth Grafton-Cardwell, UCCE citrus entomology specialist. It's hard for people to get to meetings.

By Jeff Oster, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, October 5, 2018 The Asteraceae is a very large and widespread family of plants which includes many very common species of garden flowers, such as asters, daisies, zinnias, chrysanthemums and sunflowers.

La entomloga mexicana, Carmen Gispert soaba en ser atleta, alcanzar alta velocidad, lograr resistencia, sentir la energa que dispara la adrenalina y algn da participar en las carreras de 110 metros con obstculos, pero sus sueos se desvanecieron cuando sus rodillas comenzaron a flaquear.

Looking for fun ways to introduce and reinforce nutrition and gardening concepts? This might be just what you've been looking for! That's right, bracelets! Read below to learn how you can use bracelets to reinforce concepts learned in lessons that focus on healthy eating and gardening.

I hear that one of my colleagues who also resists homework assignments is now well ahead of me in reviewing positions.