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Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Request: We have lived in our house for 22 years in central County. Just the past few years we have been plagued by no-see-ums as the weather starts to warm.

From the UC Dry Bean blog on Jan. 30, 2020 With generous donations from seed companies and support from the California Dry Bean Advisory Board, we're working on two research projects in garbanzo beans this year.

If diversity is the spark of life, then the Bohart Museum of Entomology is fueling that spark into a full flame. The Bohart Museum, home of nearly eight million insect specimens collected worldwide, will be one of the 13 museums or collections open on Saturday, Feb.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is soliciting for applications for two programs: Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP).

Given the nature of rangeland livestock production in California, some conflict with wildlife is probably inevitable. In our part of the Sierra Nevada and Sacramento Valley, grazing livestock and wildlife (including a number of predators) often occupy the same landscapes.

Parents at Davidson and Anton Elementary in the San Bernardino Unified School District, were invited to participate in a series of workshops provided by the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Food Preserver (MFP) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Programs (EFNEP).

The United Nations declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Please join us in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and help protect the world's crops, forests, gardens, and landscapes against invasive pests.

Paid Internship for Summer 2020 Completed application due March 2, 2020 See attached information and application packet...

Paid Internship for Summer 2020 Completed application due March 2, 2020 See attached information and application packet...

Dear 4-H families, On Tuesday, February 18th, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The location will be at the County Agricultural conference room at 1423 Abbott St. in Salinas. All 4-H families are invited to attend and take part in the councils discussion and planning.