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Digestate and Hydrolysate Field Trial NDVI
Sacramento Valley Field Crops: Article

Date change: Grower Meeting Next Month 4.18.23 (previously 3.22.23) : Nutrient Management Alternatives in Small Grains, Research Updates

February 27, 2023
Nitrogen (N) management in small grains has recently managed to capture more attention than usual due to the high cost of N fertilizers. Several researchers from UC and UCCE have been working on projects that can provide growers with some valuable information on various N management options.
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Humiston is wearing a black jacket with a California 4-H Foundation emblem. Kambree is wearing her green and white 4-H uniform.
ANR Employee News: Article

UC ANR shares research highlights at World Ag Expo

February 27, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Along with over 1,200 exhibitors, UC ANR participated in the World Ag Expo held in Tulare on Feb. 1416. This annual event attracts visitors from across the world to see the latest agricultural technology and advancements.
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UC Davis entomology freshman student Kat Taylor answers questions at the Jason Bond lab display table. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Scorpions Draw Curious Looks and Scores of Questions

February 27, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What's to know about scorpions, the predatory arachnids in the order Scorpiones? Access Wikipedia, and you'll learn they have eight legs, a pair of grasping pincers, and generally, a narrow, segemented tail that's curved over the back and ends with a stinger.
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Two-liter plastic bottles of assorted colors of soda in a line.
Food Blog: Article

Are California soda taxes effective?

February 27, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Study finds that the taxes raise revenues, but may not decrease sales California is home to four of the eight active soda taxes in the United States, but are these policies successfully decreasing the consumption of sugary beverages in these cities?
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David Haviland and HelloIAmKate sit on stools with game graphics in background.
ANR Employee News: Article

Haviland ups his extension game

February 27, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
David Haviland, UC Cooperative Extension entomology advisor for Kern County, and Twitch streamer HelloIAmKate try to survive backyard bugs in the video game Grounded.
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