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If you haven't stepped outside today, it's darned COLD out there! This is a reminder that this week we are having some very cold conditions overnight. If you love those tender plants, here are a few ways for you to protect them as the temperatures drop.

Microbes multiply in heat, Changing nectar, Upsetting bees By Jules Bernstein Bumblebees pollinate many of our favorite foods, but their own diet is being upset by climate change, according to a new UC Riverside study.

A supportive environment can bring out the best in an individual even for a bird. After an E.coli outbreak in 2006 devastated the spinach industry, farmers were pressured to remove natural habitat to keep wildlife and the foodborne pathogens they can sometimes carry from visiting crops.

The weekend of Jan 21, 2022, was quite exciting with the football playoffs and winds gusts between 20 and 45 mph. miles per hour. Saturday, I woke up around 3 am to hear the winds in the background and the banging of branches against our patio cover.

2022 California Pear Research Meeting Agenda...

How could one possibly refrain from trying a vegetable variety that goes by the intriguing name of Smooth Criminal?

We are pleased to announce that - following an open call - Helen Dahlke is taking on the role of leader for the Water Strategic Initiative (officially known as the Water Quality, Quantity and Security SI).

Do good things come in twos? Well, yes. Today, 2-22-22, is a palindrome day. The numbers read the same way backward as they do forward. And it happens to be a Twos-Day. It takes two. What is a two? Two is a pair. Two is a couple. Two is a duet. Especially on a Twos-Day.

*Meeting Announcement* Cattle health workshops March 9th - Orland Livestock Commission Yard March 10th - Shasta Livestock Auction Yard See the agenda at the link below...