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Santa Cruz County: Article

YQCA Changes deadline March 22nd

March 14, 2022
Hello livestock families, We received an updated letter from YQCA on the changes to their system deadline on March 22nd. Please be proactive in getting your current YQCA certificate printed before the old YQCA system closes on March 22nd.
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photos by Melissa Sandoval
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Springtime is Freesia Time!

March 14, 2022
One of my absolute favorite spring bloomers is Freesia. A native of South Africa, their requirement of a dry summer fits well with our Solano County weather. They bloom in early and mid-spring, so, right now! I grow them both in the ground and in pots.
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La ley SB1192, de California para bebidas saludables busca reducir el consumo de bebidas azucaradas que contribuye a una mala salud en la niñez. Fotografía por Christopher Williams en Unsplash
Comunidades Saludables: Article

No se cumple con una ley a favor de la salud de los niños

March 14, 2022
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Una investigacin de UC ANR encontr que con frecuencia no se cumple una nueva ley SB1192 sobre bebidas saludables para nios que exige que los restaurantes de comida rpida que incluyen la bebida en el men ofrezcan solamente: agua, agua gasificada o leche sin sabor.
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2022 UCCE advisor positions released for recruitment

March 14, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
I am thrilled to announce another monumental milestone to grow UC ANR's Cooperative Extension footprint 48 more CE Advisor positions will be recruited over the next 12 months! Thanks to the increased 2021-22 state funding, the 2021 Call for CE Positions has concluded.
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citrus and mountains
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Reading Up on Citrus ACP and HLB

March 14, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Translating the science of managing HLB Your resource for learning about existing and new tools being developed by researchers to protect and manage citrus from the causative agent of huanglongbing (HLB).
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Agapanthus frost damage
Spill the Beans: Article

Frost Protection

March 14, 2022
by Mel Kendall How many of you have gone to bed only to kick yourself in the morning when you get up and see a white, icy garden and have to face the frost damage to your plants? Frost does sneak up, that is a given.
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Four projects receive Hrdy funding

March 11, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Thanks to the generosity of the Hrdy family, we are pleased to announce that four proposals have been selected for funding through The Daniel & Sarah Hrdy Fund for UC Cooperative Extension Research.
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Three nematologists kept busy at their booth at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. In front is coordinator Shahid Siddique, assistant professor, and his doctoral students Pallavi Shakya (nearest him) and Alison Coomer. In the back (far right) is Rob Blundell, not part of the lab, but who assisted. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Nematode Booth Wows Crowd at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

March 11, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Nematodes! The display of nematodes (aka "roundworms") at the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, held Sunday, March 6 in the UC Davis Conference Center, drew scores of curious visitors. Many were dog owners with an interest in heartworms.
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