Chicago Park 4-H Flower Arranging project has had a great time this 4-H year in spite of Covid restrictions and the cancelling the 2020 County Fair. During the Fall we met outside, less than 10 folks, with all 4-H safety guidelines. Our project meetings were held at Dinner Bell Farm in Chicago Park.
Hi, my name is Ava Mattia and I am 14 and in Miners Ravine 4-H Club. I am the Communications Officer and in the pygmy goat, poultry, and alpaca projects. This year has been rough, to say the least, in all parts of my life.
Short- and Long-term Stock Water Strategies On a day that started with a long-overdue rainstorm here in Auburn, I received word that USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack had declared a drought disaster in 50 of California's 58 counties including Placer, Nevada, Sutter, and Yuba.
The public tends to blame habitat loss and pesticides for the declining butterfly populations in the Western United States. But climate change, aka global warming, may be an equal, if not more, of a factor.
Have you ever thought about participating in 4-H at the state level? There are twelve state level committees that 4-Hers, ages 14-19, can apply to participate in.
No time like the present! I suffer from #analysisparalysis. I want things to be right and perfect before I go forth and prosper. But that can be a hindrance. For example, the idea for this blog has been floating around in my head for years.
Perseverance prevailed. The third instar monarch caterpillar we found munching on the remnants of our cut-back milkweed on Jan. 23 in Vacaville, Calif., is now an adult butterfly fluttering around the neighborhood.
by Cynthia Kerson Today, I was inspired by another blog post to further my tale of the Confessions of the Seedling Killer. You may recall my post in December about my difficulty in starting seeds. I am trying again after feeling defeated, encouraged by my husband not to give up.
Assistant professor Monika Gulia-Nuss of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, will speak on "Progress Towards Making Ticks as a Genetically Tractable Model" at the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.
The Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is seeking proposals for short-term research, outreach or educational projects on a wide range of topics that address occupational health and safety in agriculture in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and/or Nevada.
