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According to County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, Kern County is ranked among the least healthy counties in California in terms of length and quality of life and a significant portion of residents have one or more risk factors that threaten their longevity and quality of life.

Today is not a one day event. As the snow melts it will fill the rivers, streams and lakes. Flooding is very possible in all areas. Please read the attached to help be prepared.

After attending a container gardening workshop, I discovered an article based on the findings by Agriculturalist Research Service, horticulturist, Eric Brennan that organic lettuce growers like to use alyssum in their fields of lettuce to help control aphids.

Quick, how many legs does an isopod have? If you said "14," go to the head of the class. Is it an insect? No, it's a crustacean. When the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts an open house on "Many-Legged Wonders" from 1 to 4 p.m.

Dear Colleagues, Through Wednesday, California is expecting rounds of heavy rain, mountain snow, high winds, with potential for flooding, downed trees/debris and power outages. Please stay safe.

New tool helps assess policies and practices An estimated 53 million people in the U.S. turned to food banks and community programs for help putting food on the table in 2021.

Hope to see you at one of these events happening this weekend, Saturday, March 18, 2023. Modesto Farmers Market Look for our booth at the Modesto Farmers Market, located behind the Modesto Stanislaus County Library branch on 1522 H' Street.

NEW HLB Detection Response Guide for Growers To ensure California citrus growers are well prepared in the event of a potential commercial grove detection of Huanglongbing (HLB), the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) has developed the Response Guide for a Confirmed HLB Positive Detec...

By Mel Kendall February is downtime in my garden. I have done all my fall pruning and some spring pruning and cleanup. The garden is slumbering and looks pretty rough. While I can prune some plants, I really shouldn't mess with others, even though they look like they need the most care.

The Olea europeaea is a member of the Oleaceae family known as the common olive. It is a slow growing evergreen tree or shrub with a reflective soft gray foliage and is known for its beautiful gnarly trunk, also known for it is drupes which yield oil and marketed as table or pickled olives.