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Seed blocker. photos by Sheila Clyatt
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Soil Blocking

October 28, 2022
At Liberty High School Greenhouse we have been using a method to start seeds which is worth considering. We purchased two new tools called soil blockers which allow you to cut multiple small squares of soil. The size of the soil blocks you make using the tool is crucial, being 1.5 x 1.5 by 2.
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Acercamiento a un gorgojo del aguacate, una plaga escurridiza que pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo en las profundidades del fruto. Fotografía por Mike Lewis/UC Riverside
Noticias: Article

En busca del aroma que podría salvar al aguacate

October 27, 2022
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Investigadores indagan qu feromona podra prevenir a la reproduccin de una plaga Cientficos de UC Riverside estn a la caza de una sustancia qumica que podra interrumpir el apareamiento del malvado gorgojo a fin de evitar que esa plaga acabe con los deliciosos aguacates en California.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI research informing the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health highlighted in Morning Ag Clips

October 27, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
Nutrition Policy Institute and affiliated researchers were featured in a Morning Ag Clips article on Oct. 20, 222, Nutrition Policy Institute work underpins historic White House conference. The article introduced the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, which took place on Sept.
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A queen bumble bee, Bombus vosenenskii, sipping nectar from an ice plant at Bodega Bay on Oct. 19, 2022. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Well, Hello There, Queen Bumble Bee!

October 27, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So, there she is, an out-of-season queen bumble bee, Bombus vosenenskii, nectaring on an equally out-of-season ice plant blossom at Doran Regional Park, Bodega Bay. The yellow-faced bumble bee bursts from a neon pink blossom in the video below. It's Oct.
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Santa Cruz County: Article

Clover Deli Thank You event

October 27, 2022
Dear 4-H Families, Everyone that participated in working at the 4-H Clover Deli at fair is invited to a celebration Thank You party on November 11th. We greatly appreciate all the support of the chairman's, Clover Deli crew and 4-H families that make this tradition a success.
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