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 In the last month, I’ve had more frequent calls about how to cut costs, with several people mentioning cutting their chlorine seed soak treatment in an attempt to bring down their input costs. This seed soak is used to eliminate bakanae spores from rice seed and is one of the most effective methods to…

 by Stephen Guglielmana with the assistance of David GeorgeHave you been tracking the plight of commercial honeybee hives around the country this past year? It’s frightening. As a beekeeper and UC Master Gardener volunteer, I have been painfully aware of rising national honeybee hive collapse statistics…

A BlueprintCommentary on the California Economic Blueprint from University of California Cooperative Extension Advisors in two rural regionsI recently had the opportunity to co-present with my colleague Alec Dompka, UC Cooperative Extension Community Economic Development Advisor for the North Coast, to share…

 After the Palisades and Altadena firestorms in Southern California, Contra Costa homeowners don’t need to be reminded that we also live in risky wildfire territory. Homeowners face multiple threats, including complete loss of their homes and possessions, insurance premium increases or cancellations,…

 Even though you have limited space for gardening, you can do yourself and your neighbors a favor by providing a water source for honeybees, butterflies, and other threatened pollinators. Dry summer months are particularly difficult for bees, wasps, butterflies, and other pollinating insects to find…