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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

Research Program to Address H5N1 Risk to Swine

November 6, 2024
By Kendra T Rose
Dear Colleagues, The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC), in collaboration with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the Pork Checkoff, has launched a $4 million research initiative to strengthen the U.S.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI presents on solid waste reduction achieved by schools transitioning to reusables in school meals at the Green California Schools and Higher Education Summit

November 6, 2024
By Danielle Lee
Nutrition Policy Institute researcher, Celeste Felix, will present evaluation findings showing reductions in solid waste when a large, urban California school district transitioned from reheated pre-packaged school meals served with single-use disposables to freshly prepared meals served with reusab...
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Figure 2. New design of UC IPM’s home page.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

New Look for UC IPM Web Pages

November 6, 2024
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Change is in the air. Weather, daylight savings, politics, holiday decorations, and yes, websites. You may have noticed the UC Statewide IPM Program's website is undergoing some style changes.
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Niamh Quinn teaches participants about physical characteristics that can help pest management professionals identify the different rodent species. All photos by Saoimanu Sope.
ANR Employee News: Article

Pest managers learn to do the ‘rat thing’ at Rodent Academy

November 6, 2024
By Saoimanu Sope
Tail length, fur color, eye size, ear shape and nose structure are some of the characteristics highlighted during the Rodent Speed Dating ID activity at West Coast Rodent Academy (WCRA). If you thought you would find rats at WCRA, you wouldn't be wrong.
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A brown and yellow fly on a yellow-green background.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Invasive Pest Spotlight: Mediterranean Fruit Fly

November 6, 2024
By Cherie Shook
The invasive pest spotlight focuses on emerging or potential invasive pests in California. In this issue we are covering the Mediterranean fruit fly. Mediterranean Fruit Fly Facts The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, commonly called Medfly, attacks more than 260 different plant species.
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Kearney news updates: Article

UC ANR to strengthen California agriculture through Mediterranean partnerships

November 6, 2024
By Keith C Byrum
In October, Vice President Glenda Humiston, Associate Vice President Brent Hales, and Research and Extension Center directors Ashraf El-kereamy and Atef Swelam attended three global food and agriculture events in Italy, met with key leaders of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN...
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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainable Agriculture Workshop

November 6, 2024
By Paramveer Singh, Michael D Cahn
When: December 3rd, 2024 Where: UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County Agriculture Conference Room 1432 Abbott St, Salinas, CA 93901 Join us for our first-ever Workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainable Agriculture.
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