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To plant the seed of healthful eating among youngsters, UC Cooperative Extension is giving away vegetable plants to Oakland families with school children.

Coronavirus's next victim: Big Meat (Grist) Nathanael Johnson, April 30 It's going to cause price spikes somewhere downstream, said Rich Sexton, an agricultural economist at the University of California, Davis.

by Rainer Hoenicke Editor's note: Master Gardeners are keeping busy in their own gardens during Napa County's Shelter in Place directive.

It's no secret that UC Master Gardener volunteers wear many hats.

Congratulations to the three UC Davis faculty members who will receive prestigious awards next week from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA).

Three UC Davis faculty members will be honored when the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA), hosts its virtual meeting on Monday, April 20.

Whether you observed Easter or Passover, were preparing for Ramadan to start in 10 days or celebrated the time off, I hope everyone had a pleasant weekend. For those in Modoc County, I hope you enjoyed the Easter Bunny Wave. The weather was perfect for it.

Whitesell joins UCCE as human wildlife conflict advisor Carolyn Whitesell joined UC Cooperative Extension as an assistant human-wildlife interactions advisor for San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin and Sonoma counties on Feb. 18, 2020.

Did you hear that buzz in California's almond orchards? It takes about two colonies per acre to pollinate California's 1.2 million acres of almonds. That's about 2.5 million bee colonies trucked here from throughout the country.