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Vetch, Vicia spp., photo UC SAREP.
Alfalfa & Forage News: Article

Is vetch a friend or foe to livestock?

April 29, 2022
By Rachael Long
Vetch (Vicia spp.) is growing like a weed everywhere this year, carpeting our hills with great swaths of purple flowers (see photo). What is Vetch? There are several species that are commonly grown as crops, cover crops or weeds (see below table).
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

May 2022 - Weed Science Webinar Series (hosted by USDA-ARS and the WSSA)

April 29, 2022
By Brad Hanson
May 2022 - Weed Science Webinar Series Shifting Focus to Mechanisms Beginning next week, the Weed Science Webinar Series, which is being hosted by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), will shift in focus from tactics of weed management to the...
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Jardinería
Blog de Alimentos: Article

Para aliviar el estrés, acceder a los alimentos, las personas recurrieron a la jardinería durante la pandemia

April 29, 2022
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Ms espacios verdes y oportunidades de agricultura urbana podran ser tiles en futuros desastres Las personas que recurrieron a la jardinera durante la pandemia de COVID-19 lo hicieron para aliviar el estrs, conectarse con otros y cultivar sus propios alimentos con la esperanza de evitar el virus, seg...
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The Real Dirt: Article

Firewise Landscape Maintenance

April 29, 2022
Even when homeowners have created a defensible space, the job of protecting their home from fire is never done. There will always be ongoing and annual jobs to do. Additionally, there are special tasks that will need to be completed every few years or on an as needed basis.
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The crowd flows into 122 Briggs Hall in the early morning of April 23, UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Briggs Hall Showcases Forest, Medical and Agricultural Entomology

April 28, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If a room could beam, Room 122 of Briggs Hall certainly beamed on Saturday, April 23 during the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, showcased forest, medical and agricultural entomology.
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Beware phishing email from 'Glenda'

April 28, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Colleagues, Several ANR employees have received a phishing email purporting to be from Glenda Humiston. VP Humiston is not asking for gift cards; she uses her UCOP email for work. Please be extra careful to check the sender's email address if you receive emails that look suspicious.
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