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Maybe I've just forgotten what June weather has been like for the past two years, or maybe it is hitting triple digits earlier than it has. Either way, I'm not a fan. But it gave me an excuse to stay out of the garden and finish recovering from past injuries.

Virulent Newcastle Disease Reported in Southern California Chickens The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has reported a case of Virulent Newcastle Disease (VND) in a small flock of backyard exhibition chickens in Los Angeles County.

Important news in this newsletter about fair, 2019 Central Youth Summit, Ironstone Concours d'Elegance club and council on-line financial input, Mariposa 4-H Council's BBQ tri-tip dinner slated for July 15 and more.

Rice Production Workshop - Planting recap for 2018 - Weed control in rice: matching herbicides with weeds of your field - A weed problem all rice growers should be aware of: weedy rice.

Salvia Bee's Bliss By Polly Nelson UCCE Master Gardener Planting Zone: Sunset 7-9, 14-24 Size: 2 feet tall, 6-8 feet wide Bloom season: Blue to light lavender blooms in spring. Exposure: Full sun (coastal) to partial shade (hot interior climates).

Garden Chat at the Arbuckle Library! Come and chat with other gardeners about your garden. Ask questions with the Master Gardeners.

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.

A field in Sutter County was confirmed to have charcoal rot, also known as dry root rot or ashy stem blight, which is caused by the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina.

In my ignorance, I navigated through my life with little thought to the world outside my bubble that my daily routine had created.

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources vice president Glenda Humiston welcomed a delegation of Chinese agricultural scientists to UC ANR's Intermountain Research and Extension Center in Tulelake in June, reported Danielle Jester in the Siskiyou Daily News.