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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

USDA-NIFA From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN) Program

September 12, 2022
By Kathleen P Nolan
Dear Colleagues, The primary goal of the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program (NEXTGEN) is to enable 1890 institutions, 1994 institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Hispanic-...
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Densely planted field of hemp
Green Blog: Article

UC to present hemp research at field day on Sept. 22

September 12, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC Cooperative Extension will host its first industrial hemp field day at UC Davis on Thursday, Sept. 22. The meeting will be held at the UC Davis Agronomy Field Headquarters on Hutchison Drive in Davis. Industrial hemp is defined as Cannabis sativa L. and required not to exceed 0.
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This is a mud dauber wasp, Sceliphron caementarium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bohart Museum of Entomology Sets Special Events for Fall Season

September 12, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bohart Museum of Entomology officials have announced their schedule of special weekend events for the fall season. All are free and family friendly and all--except one--will take place in the Bohart Museum, located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus.
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photo by Pat Matteson
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Papery Roses

September 12, 2022
Papery Roses* *Sing to the tune of the song Paper Roses, first sung by Anita Bryant. Heat has always burned our garden roses. Summer blooms may last only one day. From yellow buds through pink and then just crispy, Those scented blossoms quickly fade away.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocados Get Hot

September 12, 2022
By Ben A Faber
It's been hot and there is leaf damage. Those damaged leaves can protect the tree now and the fruit. Don't prune the the trees until you see the full extent of the damage and can still use those dead leaves to protect the rest of the tree.
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UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Microclimates

September 12, 2022
Microclimates By Leonard Cicerello, UCCE Master Gardener I planted a peach tree three years ago, and the tree has not produced one decent peach. Kathleen H. Cayucos UC Master Gardeners have to be vigilant when we're asked gardening questions.
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Spill the Beans: Article

Begin with soil

September 12, 2022
by Carole Kent The power of caring and acting, and I emphasize EVERY action to care for the Earth (capital E) and earth (small e) is necessary and important. Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist from Sweden puts it this way, "no one is too small to make a difference".
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Sign up for Fall Vegetable Gardening Class Now! - The Stanislaus Sprout (ucanr.edu)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Bringing you Tidings and Good Cheer, Fall Gardening is Here!

September 10, 2022
Years ago, on the last day of school, the assistant principal sent out an email to all the teachers. He suggested we sit down for a few minutes and review our academic year and think about what went well in our classes and what, perhaps, needed some rethinking.
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