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You're heard these idioms: The early bird gets the worm First come, first served. Johnny-on-the-spot. The second mouse gets the cheese. But have you ever seen a Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) eclose and then see her...well...engaged? Such was the case on Labor Day, Sept.

I was debating about what to post on the weed blog this week and, like manna from heaven, a topic dropped in my lap! Well ok, it was actually the summer newsletter from the Western Society of Weed Science but it had an article about biological control agents on houndstongue (Cynoglossum officiniale)...

IT will be upgrading equipment at the ANR datacenter on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. PDT. During this time, the ANR Portal, all websites and servers in ANR's Second Street building will be offline. If you have any questions, please contact IT at help@ucanr.edu.

In this Issue Heat Stress Impact on Cows .... 1 Forage Nutrient Yields............. 2 Sorghum Characteristics .......... 3 New Soils Advisor................... 4 Reducing Methane Emissions.. 5 Survey on Antibiotic Use.........

Register for new administrative academic and staff orientation UC ANR employees academics and staff who have not participated in an administrative orientation in the past should register for the UC ANR Administrative Orientation for New Employees. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 09-03-18" ET Report 09-03-2018 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Division...

You may have seen her sharing information about honey bees at the annual California Agriculture Day at the State Capitol, Sacramento.

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UC Cooperative Extension in Tulare County won first place in the UC ANR Staff Assembly Wellness Committee's contest on Healthy Snack Day, Aug. 29. All UC ANR facilities were invited to hold Healthy Snack Day activities and submit one photo.

The 2018 Biostimulant Digital Week (4-Day Webcast Series) registration now opens. Use the link to complete the registration: https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.