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March 27, 2019 Dear 4-H Community, Through an extensive two year review the 4-H All Star program, the California 4-H office found inconsistencies from county to county on how this 4-H Leadership Program was being implemented for enrolled teens.

WALNUT NITROGEN AND IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT FIELD DAY TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 10:00 AM 12:15 PM ALPINE PACIFIC NUT COMPANY, 6413 E KEYES RD, HUGHSON, CA 9:30 AM 10:00 AM Registration and Coffee 10:00 AM 12:15 PM 30-Minute Rotating Stations 1.

This is the follow-up to the cliff hanger of my previous blog! You may recall I wrote about Solano County's own Gold Rush. Now we'll see how the famous and sought-after Early Fruit of our county made it across the countryand what has happened to this thriving orchard industry today.

Peruvian Lily By Polly Nelson UCCE Master Gardener Peruvian Lily Alstroemeria Liliaceae Planting Zone: Sunset 5-9, 14-24, H1; USDA 7-11 Size: Two varieties, one with leafy stems 2-3 feet, another (dwarf) with mounding, shorter leafy stems up to one foot.

Since a plant has a limited volume of soil to find and absorb nutrients, special attention has to be taken to make sure container soils have adequate nutrient concentrations through the entire crop cycle.

Last week, Vegetable Crops Advisor Amber Vinchesi and I went out to quantify weed density in our winter cover crop research plots in Meridian, CA.

Children may have a natural tendency to squash bugs, but UC Cooperative Extension entomologist David Haviland encouraged them at the recent "Farm Day in the City" to think about the value of insects they find in their environments, reported Amanda Mason on 23ABC News in Bakersfield.

Dennis Teeguarden, professor emeritus of forest economics in the UC Berkeley Department of Environment Science, Policy and Management, passed away at home in Richland, Wash., on Feb. 21. He was 88. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Teeguarden earned his Master of Forestry degree and Ph.D.

Shannon Cappellazzi, one of six project scientists involved in an expansive Soil Health Institute (SHI) initiative, visited the UC West Side Research and Extension Center in March to take soil samples from research plots managed for 20 years with soil building practices.

Dear Colleagues, The University of California is on its way to becoming the first university system to wipe out its carbon footprint by 2025, as part of President Napolitano's Carbon Neutrality Initiative. We can do it, but only if we do it together.