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Hurrah for the red, white and blue! And the yellow. Honey bee mobiles were spinning in the wind at a Bodega Bay campsite. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Hurrah for the Red, White and Blue! And the Yellow...

July 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Today is the Fourth of July, and what better time to proclaim: "Hurray for the red, white and blue!" And the yellow. On a camping trip last week to Doran Regional Park, Bodega Bay, we admired our neighbors' display of American flagsbordered with a dozen honey bees. These bees, however, didn't buzz.
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Kern County: Article

Climate Smart Newsletter - July 2022

July 4, 2022
In this issue: California Family Farm Emergency Fund Seeds for Bees: Healthier soils with cover crops! Advances in Pistachio Water Management Workshop 2022 Water Conservation Showcase...
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New WSSA Backgrounder clarifies purpose and use of plant-back intervals

July 3, 2022
By Gale Perez
A press release from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) website :: June 27, 2022 Posted on June 27, 2022 WESTMINSTER, Colorado June 27, 2022 Plant-back intervals are a critical component of any pesticide label indicating the minimum period of time between a pesticide treatment and the pla...
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UC Master Gardener Coordinators: Article

Coordinators Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2022

July 2, 2022
By Barbra Braaten
This quarter's coordinator newsletter covers the UC Master Gardener 5-year program review, diversity, equity and inclusion opportunities, and copyright and image use resources. It also includes the Appendix 4 Request for Reinstatement Form, invasive species updates from UC IPM, program evaluation for 2022-23…
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Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen shows visitors a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Reservations Underway for Celebration of Life for Eric Mussen

July 2, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Reservations are now underway for the celebration of life for Dr. Eric Carnes Mussen, an internationally known 38-year California Cooperative Extension apiculturist and an invaluable member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty. He died June 3 of liver cancer at age 78.
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Students eat school lunch
ANR Employee News: Article

State adds 5% to UC ANR budget and more

July 1, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Governor Newsom signed the first budget bill (SB 154) on June 27, and the second budget bill (AB 178) June 30. Together, these bills fund the core of the state budget.
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Eric Mussen (far left) received the prestigious Founders' Award from the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees at the 75th annual American Beekeeping Federation conference in Reno in 2018. With him are his wife, Helen, and close friends Christine and Gene Brandi of Los Banos. Gene, the 2018 president of the American Beekeeping Federation, presented him with the award.
Bug Squad: Article

Celebration of Life for Eric Mussen: Sunday, Aug. 28

July 1, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A celebration of life for celebrated Cooperative Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen, an internationally known 38-year California Cooperative Extension apiculturist and an invaluable member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty, will take place from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Harvesting Olive Trees (olivesunlimited.com)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Extending the Olive Branch of Knowledge

July 1, 2022
When I first moved to Napa Valley many years ago, olive trees were everywhere, both on the hillsides and in the valley. There was a large grove high on a hill on Silverado Trail, but over the years those trees have disappeared.
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