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From the Rice Farming magazine... By Vicky Boyd, Editor The California Rice Experiment Station has found a partner in Albaugh LLC to help bring their ROXY herbicide-tolerant rice system to market.

By Laura Lukes, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, September 7, 2018 You've seen these terms often: drought tolerant, and water-wise. For water conservation and sustainable gardening, Master Gardeners recommend plants that are adapted to the long, hot, dry summers of the Mediterranean climate.

Akif Eskalen, the Subtropical Crops Plant Pathology Extension Specialist at UC Riverside has accepted a new position at UC Davis. He will be filling the position of his mentor, Doug Gubler. From now on, he will work on grapes, strawberries, caneberries, blueberries and other tree fruits.

Delk joins Development Services Emily Delk joined the Development Services team in August as the director of Annual Giving and Donor Stewardship Programs.

Program Council met on Wednesday. For those who were relaxing over the weekend and staring off into a lake, they were quickly pulled back to reality. We cancelled the Tuesday meeting, assuming we didn't have enough content to justify the day and a half. We ended up rushing to finish on time.

The three men pause in front of the Kate Frey Pollinator Garden at the Sonoma Cornerstone and begin to read the sign. "The Pollinator Garden by Kate Frey," one man reads out loud. "It's brand new, come back soon and watch as it grows. This flower-filled and colorful garden is a pollinator garden.

Recognizing Grapevine Leafroll Disease...

The California Institute for Water Resources has announced its 2018-19 Request for Proposals. This year, proposals are requested in the junior investigator category only, said Doug Parker, director of the California Institute for Water Resources. Funded projects will begin March 1, 2019.

Hello 4-H Families, Congratulation to all the 4-H members on their accomplishments and winnings at the Monterey County Fair. It was a nice to see all the 4-H member working together on show days at the fair. We are now gearing up for the Santa Cruz County fair next week.

No, I don't think so and see for yourself with the photo series below. I have quite a few more of these pictures, but I think you'll get the point with the two series posted.