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UCCE advisors, UCCE specialists and academic coordinators are invited to attend a training workshop on conducting a needs assessment.

Merced County4-H is asking our 4-H families to help donate needed items for the Ferguson Fire. As part of an Emerald Star Project and in coordination with Mariposa County 4-H, we will be collecting items to deliver daily to the fire fighters battling the Ferguson Fire.

Whether you need continuing education credits or are interested in keeping abreast of the latest weed science-related research occurring in California (or both), you should be aware that there are three excellet extension events coming up in July of 2018.

Nitrogen (N) fertilizers are widely used in California's agricultural systems to enhance efficiency and crop production, yet there is also growing concern around nitrogen losses from irrigated crop lands that have the potential to impact water quality.

"A bog is a wetland that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant materialoften mosses, and in a majority of cases, sphagnum moss."--Wikipedia. Not so with the Biological Orchard and Gardens (BOG) on the University of California, Davis, campus.

How's the butterfly population faring in north-central California? What do you plant to attract and sustain them? You can find out at the second annual Butterfly Summit, a free event hosted by Annie's Annuals and Perennials in Richmond. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wendy Powers, associate vice president, announced the 2018 winners of the biennial Distinguished Service Awards on April 11 at the UC ANR Statewide Conference in Ontario.

In English Ests pensando en preparar ese pan de maz estilo sureo de la abuela? Vas a tu alacena. Recuerdas que hace seis meses compraste una bolsa de harina de maz en un supermercado local y que la vaciaste de inmediato en un frasco de vidrio con tapadera hermtica.

Torres named grape advisor for Tulare and Kings counties Gabriel Torres joined UCCE on Feb. 1, 2018, as an area viticulture advisor in Tulare and Kings counties.

Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2018 brings you and UC ANR great opportunity for success! I had a chance to visit s few new places over the break though it was a bit cooler and overcast than ideal for some of them.