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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Master Gardeners are moving from Pleasant Hill to Concord. The Pleasant Hill location will be closed starting Thursday, 7/26. We hope to reopen in Concord on Monday, 8/6.

While working outside, gardeners and farmers may discover pest problems they need to answer quickly. To meet this need, the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources has recently published the Vegetable Pest Identification for Gardens and Small Farms card set.

WebANR Caf Thursday Join us on Aug. 16 at 12 noon for Putting Condition Changes to Work for Me. Understand ANR's new condition changes how they connect to Public Value Statements how you will use them in Project Board (website) other practical uses how ANR will use them https://ucanr.zoom.

One of the joys of planting a pollinator garden is watching majestic butterflies flutter in and sip a little nectar. Today a Western tiger swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) took a liking to a butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) in our Vacaville garden.

The UC ANR Staff Assembly's new Wellness Committee is sponsoring its first activity on Healthy Snack Day, Aug. 29. Healthy Snack Day is a statewide day of action led by the Champions for Change Program of the California Department of Public Health.

Here is the August 4-H Spirit newsletter. Inside information includes Fair Judging Competition, info for on-line financial for clubs and council, photos of Camp Tweety, Ironstone Concours d'Elegance news and more.

Pledging to work together to solve water scarcity issues, Israel's Agricultural Research Organization signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and UC Davis on July 16.

Farmers, food entrepreneurs, researchers and technology professionals can now find the resources they need to build, launch and grow agricultural innovations at the VINE's new website at https://thevine.io.

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources marked the opening of a new conference and laboratory building at its Intermountain Research and Extension Center in Tulelake July 26, bringing to the region a state-of-the-art facility for business meetings, job fairs, trainings, conferences and community events...

Christmas In July By Tami Reece Master Food Preserver I am always so busy during the holidays. Are there gifts I can make now that I can give in December? Courtney M. Paso Robles There are so many foods that can be preserved now and given as gifts later.