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2025 National 4-H Beekeeping Essay Competition

March 18th, 2025
2025 National 4-H Beekeeping Essay CompetitionSponsored by the Foundation for the Preservation of Honeybees, Inc.CA State deadline is April 14, 2025.Submit your complete essay entry by April 14, 2025 to Gemma Miner at gmminer@ucanr.edu.Theme: The Importance of Youth in Beekeeping: How 4-H members can make a…
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Preserving the Earliest Harvest: Herbs

March 20th, 2021
By Sherida J Phibbs
The perennials: rosemary; thyme; mints; oregano; sage, and annuals: basil; parsley; chives; dill & more, all can be preserved for year-round use as seasonings or for tea. Herbs should be harvested before they blossom, picked soon after the morning dew has dried for best quality.
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Planting Bare Root Trees

March 10th, 2021
By Sherida J Phibbs
UCANR asks the Question: Why Have an Orchard? Answer: It's every gardener's delight; a beautiful home orchard full of delectable fruit, to pick and eat right off the tree, or to savor for months to come, in the form of canned fruit.
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El vino, la chicharrita y un microbio

November 12th, 2020
Hace unas semanas, un amigo me envi una botella de vino del norte de California para celebrar algunos acontecimientos recientes. Mientras tomaba un sorbo comenc a pensar en los procesos biolgicos que hicieron posible este vino.
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Gerry Spinelli
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Names in the News

October 30th, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Spinelli named UCCE horticulture advisor Gerardo Spinelli joined UC Cooperative Extension in San Diego County as a production horticulture advisor on Oct. 12, 2020. He will work with nurseries, floriculture and controlled environment plant production.
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Lenya Quinn-Davidson.
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North Coast forests are more dense and dry, fueling fires

September 30th, 2020
Five of California's six largest fires have occurred in 2020, reported Julie Cart in CalMatters. There is a collective sensation that we are reaching a tipping point, said Lenya Quinn-Davidson, a fire specialist with the University of California Cooperative Extension.
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