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Orange tree in side yard. photos by Launa Herrmann
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The Season for Stocking and Oranges

December 20, 2019
December is harvest time for citrus, especially oranges. Drive past any grove and you can't help but notice the golden almost glowing globes of ripening fruit. Certainly, the two trees in my side yard are hard to miss and difficult to pass by.
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Glenda Humiston
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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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Tasting Dec 2019
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December 2019 Cherimoya Tasting

December 17, 2019
By Tamara J Majcherek
South Coast Research and Extension Center Cherimoya Tasting and Orchard Tour The South Coast Research and Extension Center hosted visitors coming from all over Southern California attending the annual Cherimoya Tasting on December 17, 2019.
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Mechanical removal of winegrape shoots can reduce the amount of hand labor needed for vineyard management. Photo by Kaan Kurtural
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UC releases new cost studies for mechanized winegrape production

December 17, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
New studies provide details about trellis type, planting density, cost and potential benefit of vineyard mechanization UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' Agricultural Issues Center has released four new studies detailing the costs and returns of wine grape production in the southern San Joaquin V...
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Stone soup 2019
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Sharing is the Most Magical Ingredient!

December 9, 2019
West Hills College preschool kicks off its annual Stone Soup Event. Sue Lafferty, nutrition educator with CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California told the preschoolers, the story of a hungry traveler coming to a village where no one was willing to share.
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Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center, San Joaquin County
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SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting

December 9, 2019
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 10, 2020 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206). Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
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5-mile in Bidwell Park by Joyce Hill
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Get Outside: Environmental Education for Kids

November 29, 2019
If you have school-age children, you may have noticed that something new is infusing science education in California classrooms. Curricula that explores environmental literacy is being introduced an explicit acknowledgement of the deep bond between humans and our natural environment.
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