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Good Morning: Due to the threat of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, University of California employees have been ordered to temporarily cancel all face-to-face educational events, regardless of size.

The shut downs and self isolation sweeping across the country to curb the spread of coronavirus likely will not impact agricultural staple foods, but high-end wines and specialty ag products grown in California may suffer, reported Tim Hearden in Western Farm Press.

Dear Colleagues: As you all know, national, state and local agencies have been implementing various measures to reduce the rate and risk of community spread of COVID-19.

In light of current events, if you wish to disinfect rather than sanitize counters, doorknobs and such please read and follow the instructions here: CDC current Corona virus cleaning and disinfection advice.

When the world feels scary, I want to garden. Here's what to plant right now (LA Times) Jeanette Marantos, March 11 You can plant your tomatoes in late March too, says master gardener Yvonne Savio, creator of the comprehensive blog GardeninginLA.

The popular Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, is a favorite destination of adults and children alike but that won't happen for awhile. And rightfully so. We all need to take precautions.

[The deadline to nominate staff for a STAR Award has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 17.] Nominations are being accepted for the annual UC ANR Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards until Monday, April 6, 2020.

The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, is closed to the public until further notice, announced Lynn Kimsey, Bohart director and UC Davis professor of entomology, today (March 16). However, researchers may contact the museum for their specific needs, she said.

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It has been a pleasure to grow tomatoes this year. After several years of drought, it was so nice to give them the water they needed and not just be in survival mode. And they did thrive.