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Hello, Please see the attached announcement about "USDA to Provide Payments to Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire" Thank you!...

Hello, Please see the attached announcement about "Emergency Livestock Relief Program".

If you have apple or pear trees in your home orchard, you are no doubt familiar with codling moths. They're the moths that are responsible for wormy fruit, and unless you take steps to control these pests, they can destroy most of your apple or pear crop.

by Melody Kendall Spring is in the air and my enthusiasm for gardening has increased more than ever. To get ready for spring planting, now is the time to prepare my garden.

Welcome to Kirsten Pearsons who started a career with UC ANR last week as an Assistant Cooperative Extension Small Farms Advisor, based in San Luis Obispo! It is exciting to be welcoming new members. Please take the time to send your own welcome to Kristen.

It has been a while since I have checked in! March is always a busy month and with resumed travel, it seemed more hectic than usual this year. We held an in-person Strategic Doing workshop in Davis mid-month.

This quarter's coordinator newsletter covers annual volunteer reappointment from June 1 to July 31, the updated UC ANR Code of Conduct, new fundraising templates, and a 40% off publications promo code. It also includes information on program name badges, UC ANR Giving Day, event contact sheets for program…

Happy Friday and Spectacular Spring! In this issue: Garden Talk: "Gardening in Small Places" is 7:00pm this Monday, April 4. Register for these FREE, 1-hour, online presentations by clicking the Garden Talk topic here.

In this issue: ***2021 Water Diversion and Use Reports Due April 1 for All Diverters*** Spring Webinar Series for Small Acreage Management Range Camp reopens Forage and Drought Weed book still on sale...

Ever watched a bumble bee ballet? Bumble bees may look clumsy in flight, but they get the job done. We recently marveled at the yellow-faced bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on lacy phacelia, Phacelia tanacetifolia, on the UC Davis campus. This is a native bumble bee and a native plant.