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Firefighters from all over the country worked around the clock to put out fires throughout the state of California. Fires could be devastating to growers and, in some ways, they could be beneficial by reducing populations of weeds and unwanted vegetation.

A little drama in the mustard patch... A honey bee is foraging head-first in the mustard. She's collecting nectar and pollen. She does not see the lady beetle, aka ladybug, thrust head-first above her. The honey bee is dusted with yellow pollen. The ladybug, not so much. The bee moves closer.

In late April, Project Board will be available on ANR Portal for all academics with ANR merit and promotion processes.

Dear 4-H Families: Help Needed this weekend! Aptos Village Park Easter Event, Sunday, March 25th 11:30 am to 4 pm at 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos We need animals for this event.

El desperdicio de alimentos; Qu puedes hacer para prevenir el desperdicio de alimentos en tu casa?

Food Waste; What Can You Do to Prevent Food Waste at Your House?

CSIT has removed a widely distributed, but rarely used, feature from most SiteBuilder pages. ANR sites using the recommended mobile friendly design have universal buttons at the top of their pages, including Share, Print and Site Map. Until recently, there was also an Email option.

Foothill Grape Day 2018 will be held Thursday, March 29 from 7:30 a.m.to 3:00 p.m. at the Amador County Fairgrounds in Pokerville Hall. This year's theme is "Vine Balance", which I think of as the sweet spot in growing a particular block of grapes.

Position Description: Student Assistant III (orchard) The job consists of collecting plant samples and physiological data on fruit trees grown at the USDA, ARS, Davis, National Clonal Germplasm Repository. The NCGR maintains a living collection of fruit and nut trees and grapevines.

I recently moved to Vallejo from San Francisco. I had installed a rainwater recovery system back in San Francisco which captured over 1,000 gallons of water for use in my garden. I wanted to duplicate and improve on a new water storage system here.