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Human Resources and Staff Assembly hosted an online town hall with Vice President Glenda Humiston to discuss ANR's results of the staff engagement survey on Feb. 6. The discussion focused on three main areas raised in the survey: change management, performance management and wellness.

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for the Sacramento Valley and northern San Joaquin Valleys from late Sunday night (Feb 18) through Wednesday (Feb 21) morning. Forecast lows range from 26o to 32oF.

The avocado trees look terrible and it happened all of a sudden. Well not really, but we have had a warm winter and in the right spots, the trees are beginning to baalllooon with flowers. They look kinda ragged at this time, even when they are in good health.

South Sacramento Valley Prune Meeting Prune Bloom Orchard Management Considerations Dry, Warm, Winter Raises Questions about Irrigation Thinning Prunes Evaluating New Rootstocks: What's the Latest?

Students' surroundings can greatly impact their learning and health, research has shown.

Talk about alliteration. "Bugs from Belize in the Bohart." It doesn't get any more bugly than that. That would be the exhibit at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. It's part of the seventh annual Biodiversity Museum Day, an all-day event set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb.

Dear 4-H families, On Tuesday, February 16th, 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.

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue held a town hall at World Ag Expo in Tulare on Feb. 13 to listen to suggestions for the upcoming Farm Bill. VP Glenda Humiston was among those present for the discussion.

Regardless of whether or not the groundhog saw his shadow, budgets were due this week. The Resource Planning & Management team goes to great lengths to improve, streamline and clarify the process but even so there's a mad rush to get things in on time.

They set out to answer the question: "How many wild bee species do we need to pollinate our crops?" The answer: "Not nearly enough bees are available for crop pollination.