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Bon Appetit!

January 17, 2020
By Susan L Lafferty
Would you be able to identify a pineapple slicer or 14 other cooking items? Well thirteen t'weens had the opportunity to do just that during Tweens in the Kitchen sponsored by Hanford Parks and Recreation and CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California during the holiday break.
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Beekeepers are gearing up for the California almond polination season, which usually starts around Feb. 14. Here, in this file photo, an industrious bee forages on an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Meet the President of the American Honey Producers

January 9, 2020
January is cold in Bruce, S.D., where the average nighttime temperature dips to 3 degrees. Beekeeper Kelvin Adee, who hails from Bruce, isn't experiencing any of that right now. He's in California--and so are his bees for the almond pollination season.
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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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