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With tomatoes, I'm probably over-optimistic the same as I'm over-optimistic with about everything I try in the garden. It's hard not to be. A new generation of breeders has revived interest in forgotten heirloom varieties.

By helping low-income families save money on healthy food, teaching farmers how to maintain abundant crops even as the climate changes, introducing young people to new technologies and protecting the state's forests from threats to their future, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources touches the lives...

The local treasure we have in the Armed Forces Pavilion and Community Garden in downtown Auburn has recently been enhanced with a Kindness Rocks Garden. These beautiful and uplifting rocks were painted by Placer County 4-Hers and various individuals at different 4-H events over the past year.

Just like that May is turning to June, and time marches on for Placer County. On May 16th, Placer County 4-H held virtual scholarship interviews for the 4-H Council scholarships and the Hulbert award.

When we started in the commercial sheep business over 15 years ago, we knew we wanted to use livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) to protect our sheep from predators.

Two new studies on the costs and returns of establishing and producing irrigated pasture in the Sierra Nevada Foothills have been released by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' Agricultural Issues Center.

Growing up in 4-H, having a friend in 4-H, having a parent who was in 4-H: these are all the precursors to a good story! I grew up in Sacramento County 4-H, where I was an active member in a few projects and passionate about 4-H Camp throughout high school.

Reposted from the UCANR News California oak woodlands are highly prized ecoregions where stately trees, many of them hundreds of years old, are cornerstones of a habitat for wildlife and native plants.

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

Reposted from the Confluence When I came face to face with beaver dams for the first time, I had what can only be described as a transformative experience, says Emily Fairfax, an assistant professor of environmental science and resource management at California State University, Channel Islands.