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Adult Nutrition Education

If you are interested in virtual or in-person Adult Nutrition Lessons or have questions, please contact Carrie Yarwood at cyarwood@ucanr.edu. Click here to join each week Or go to zoom.us and use meeting ID: 974 8655 2529 and passcode: 412276 to join.
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Drought Advice

While rains in February and March have contributed to rising reservoirs and mountain snowpack, the fact remains that California is in a drought.
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About Master Gardeners

About Master Gardeners Our mission as University of California Master Gardener volunteers is to extend research-based sustainable gardening and composting information to the public through various educational outreach methods. We strive to present accurate, impartial information to local gardeners so they…
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It’s the Water!

March 11, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
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.
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Whitney Brim-DeForest
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Brim-DeForest receives outstanding paper award

March 4, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Weed Science Society of America honored Whitney Brim-DeForest, UCCE rice and wild rice advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Sacramento counties, with its award for Outstanding Paper: Weed Science. The award-winning paper, Phenotypic Diversity of Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa f.
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Moneim Mohamed
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Names in the News

February 26, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Mohamed joins Kearney to research alfalfa irrigation Abdelmoneim Moneim Mohamed joined UC ANR as project scientist alfalfa irrigation management Feb. 1.
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