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Dear Colleagues, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new funding opportunity: RESEARCH TO REDUCE CONSUMER FOOD WASTE IN THE UNITED STATES.

You wanted to know all about Frost, well it's all here. Emeritus Rick Snyder put it together over the years and it's at your finger tips.

The California Dry Bean Advisory Board is requesting applied research proposals for 2022. This commodity-based research request is sponsored by the California Dry Bean Marketing Order, under the guidance of CDFA (CA Dept Food & Ag).

The New Year is less than a week old, and Lepidoptera (aka Lep) species are scarce. Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, has spotted only one moth and one butterfly since Wednesday, Jan. 5.

There was cause to celebrate recently when the astronauts on the International Space Station began harvesting the most sumptuous looking chiles.

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Meetings and Announcements Deciduous Fruit Trees for the Home Orchard...

Happy New Year everyone! I have become accustomed to and accepting of the winter curtailment, but I continue to find it difficult to get my head back into work after a complete shut down for a week or so. I must not be alone because this week is quite light on meetings.