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The California Naturalist program will be offered in an eight-day immersion course in Cambria this month, and in a slower-paced eight-week program that starts in September in San Luis Obispo, reported Michele Roest in the San Luis Obispo Tribune.

UC: Tariffs could cost fruit, nut industries over $3 billion (Farm Press) Aug. 15 A new report released by the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources' Agricultural Issues Center estimates the higher tariffs could cost major U.S. fruit and nut industries $2.

Go as far as you can [young scientists]. The world needs you badly.E.O Wilson.

A USDA grant will allow a group of California organic farmers to team up with researchers from the University of California, Chico State and Fresno State to determine whether tilling less soil on the farm will improve production of vegetable crops.

Annoucement: The Integrated Pest Control Branch of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Biological Control Program, is recruiting to fill an Agricultural Technician I in its Sacramento, Meadowview office.

Dear Colleagues, It is with deep sorrow that I pass along the heartbreaking news that Chuck Ingels, longtime UCCE advisor in Sacramento County, has lost his battle with cancer. After his remarkable improvement last year, we had hoped he would remain in remission.

Learn more about Point Reyes National Seashore in ways the casual visitor cannot, exploring in areas less traveled and alongside some of the California's most knowledgeable naturalists. The upcoming CalNat Course with Point Reyes National Seashore Association is open for registration.

A baby lima bean field in the Sacramento Valley was recently found to be infected with southern blight (Sclerotium rolfsii), a fungal pathogen that's found in many crops. The field was double-cropped with barley and planted late June.

Ever seen a Gulf Fritillary butterfly laying an egg? The Gulf Frit (Agraulis vanillae), an orangish-reddish butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, lays its eggs on its host plant, Passiflora. When you see its silver-spangled underwings, you may think there are two different butterflies.

The Butte Cluster's Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor and the UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program partnered with the Fit Quest Family Camp and the Fit Quest Specialists to provide families with a fun filled day of nutrition and physical activity.