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Upcoming Meetings of Interest

January 7, 2020
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
Happy New Year! We are entering "meeting season". The new year brings several opportunities for continuing education. 1. UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 10, 2020 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
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2020 Rice Grower Meetings

January 3, 2020
By Luis A Espino
WHERE & WHEN Richvale: Monday, Jan. 13, 8:30am, Evangelical Church, 5219 Church St., Richvale Willows: Monday, Jan. 13, 1:30pm, Glenn County Office of Education, 311 South Villa Avenue, Willows Colusa: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 8:30 am, Colusa Casino Resort, 3770 Hwy 45, Colusa Yuba City: Tuesday, Jan.
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ANR in the news December 17-31

December 31, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Mobile Friendly Version of Avocado Pest Guidelines Available (AgNet West) Brian German, Dec. 31 An updated tool from the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) should made pest management a bit more user-friendly.
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ANR releases 6 UCCE advisor positions for recruitment

December 20, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
I am thrilled to announce that the following 6 CE Advisor positions from the 2018 CE position proposals are released for recruitment: #12 Production Horticulture Advisor, San Diego County #42 Agronomy Area Advisor, Merced County #54 Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, Siskiyou County #58 Nutrit...
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The 2018 River Fire started about 60 feet from Glenn McGourty's home, but the wind blew smoke away from his grapes. Photo by Glenn McGourty'
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Where there is fire, is there smoke flavor in winegrapes?

December 19, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UPDATED: Viticultural area is Kelsey Bench, not Kelseyville Bench. UC Cooperative Extension study shows smoke damage to grapes not uniform across vineyards By the time the Mendocino Complex Fires were officially contained on Oct.
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Which Lemon Rootstock?

December 16, 2019
By Ben A Faber
On Thursday, October 17, 2019 the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) held a Lemon Rootstock and Scion workshop and field tour in Santa Paula, California.
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This year's UC Linnaean Games Team included (from left) Hanna Kahl, Jill Oberski, Brendon Boudinot and Ralph Washington Jr. (ESA Photo)
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Scenes from the 2019 Linnaean Games at ESA Meeting

December 13, 2019
Members of the national award-winning University of California Linnaean Games Team competed in the Linnaean Games at the recent Entomological Society of America (ESA) meeting in St. Louis, Mo., but this time they didn't take home a trophy. The team was eliminated in the first round.
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ANR in the news November 16-30

November 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
OPINION: Environmental education for kids: It's only natural (Chico E-R) Laura Lukes, Nov. 29 If you have school-age children, you may have noticed that something new is infusing science education in California classrooms. ...
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ANR in the news November 1-15

November 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Are Blackouts Here to Stay? A Look into the Future (E&E News) Anne C. Mulkern, Nov. 15 Throughout the United States, between roughly 2000 and 2010, about 75% of homes that burned in wildfires were located in the WUI, said Van Butsic, a land use specialist at the University of California, Berkeley.
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