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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Gardening: A messy and exciting experiment!

July 1, 2023
I often think of myself as the reluctant gardener. Sure, I have always appreciated a lovely garden space overflowing with lush greenery, aromatic blooms or perfectly ripe fruits and veggies. I just personally never had the desire or inclination to make that happen.
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Molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu, chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Joanna Chiu: New Chair of UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

July 1, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is the newly appointed chair of the department, serving a five-year term effective July 1, 2023. She succeeds Steve Nadler, the department chair since Jan. 1, 2016.
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Thyme to Garden: Summer Issue

July 1, 2023
Welcome to Thyme to Garden, the new blog from the UC Master Gardener Program of Santa Clara County. We look forward to offering you content that is thought-provoking, informative, and helpful in your gardening adventures.
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Diversified Hanford, CA farmer, Eddie Sajian is featured in upcoming documentary video on innovative reduced disturbance production
Conservation Agriculture: Article

Documentary video on no-tillage in California being prepared

July 1, 2023
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
Documentary video on no-tillage in California being prepared July 1, 2023 A video documentary featuring five of the CA and AZ farmers who have been part of the USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant project, "No-till network for California," is in the final stages of production and will be released...
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Slide of soil health test kit materials given to network farmer participants CIG NRCS State No-till 2022
Conservation Agriculture: Article

Soil health monitoring conducted at SJV reduced disturbance and cover cropped fields!

July 1, 2023
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
Soil health monitoring conducted at SJV reduced disturbance and cover cropped fields! As part of the USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant, Creating a no-till network in California, extensive baseline soil sampling has now been done at several San Joaquin Valley farms that are employing the soil h...
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A caterpillar featured on the Bug Squad blog's pictorial series that won an international award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Communicators Win International Awards

June 30, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congrats to the University of California recipients of awards from the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE), an international association of communicators, educators and information technologists who focus on communicating research-based information.
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