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Legendary CSIT programmer Steve Edberg recently received his fifteen-year Distinguished Service Award. Steve has been with UC ANR for the last five years, but his history with the UC system goes back even farther.

This has been a big year for purslane at the UC Davis farm. Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is a succulent summer annual weed with fleshy leaves and rubbery-looking stems. Native to Eurasia, or maybe Africa, purslane arrived in the Americas with the first Europeans to settle here.

Join us on October 24 at the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm to learn what you need to know to comply with Senate Bill 88. Cost is $25/person. Register here: https://bit.ly/2CMH30n or contact me at drorao@ucanr.edu or 831-637-5346 x14.

By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Our summer edible gardens will soon be winding down, ready to be replaced by the winter crops. If you are not ready to let go of a particularly tasty vegetable, you may want to try growing it again next year.

The transition of fall is upon us and gardeners are busy tending to late summer harvests, pruning back perennials, prepping for slower plant growth and more. But fall doesn't have to be all about wrapping up the growing season.

Pressure Canning By Sarah Arana UCCE Master Food Preserver I received a pressure canner as a birthday gift. What can I preserve in it? Anita M. Cayucos, CA What a thoughtful present! Having a pressure canner gives the home preserver several more options for putting up food at its peak freshness.

Citrus Leafminer By Norman Smith The Citrus leaf miner does most of its damage to the flush of new growth on citrus that occurs during the warm summer months, although it does not damage the fruit. Feeding damage occurs on the leaves.

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.

Colleagues, The 2018 CE Position Call process to develop and submit proposals ends tomorrow. The proposals are posted on the call web page: http://ucanr.edu/2018callforpositions.

Last month when I was focused on tidal flows, I was only thinking of it in terms of how it would benefit me. But Mark Bell reminded us the other day that a rising tide lifts all boats. I've been reminded often lately that there is a real benefit to keeping this in mind.