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ANR Employee News: Article

DEI Advisory Council begins work by focusing on hiring practices

January 26, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The UC ANR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Council to the Vice President has begun working to advise, support and ensure accountability for UC ANR's DEI efforts to improve working environments within UC ANR and quality of life for marginalized populations living in California.
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photo by Patricia Matteson
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Mighty Mite

January 26, 2022
This is about one of those OMGit's really true! moments. I am a newbie Master Gardener who sometimes doesn't take gardeners' conventional wisdom seriously simply because it seems unlikely. I had heard for years that one might need both male and female holly plants to get berries.
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Beef cattle feeding on hay from a trough.
ANR Employee News: Article

Strategic Initiative Brief: Connect with colleagues

January 26, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Unify-Communicate-Advocate The UC ANR Strategic Initiatives offer a home for strategic thought - drawing on members of the wider UC ANR community and beyond to 1) help people connect and 2) to help them identify and address issues of current and emerging importance.
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Bonding LGDs to Cattle - #6

January 26, 2022
By Daniel K Macon
If you've been following our effort to demonstrate techniques for bonding livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) with cattle (either on this blog or through my @flyingmulefarm Twitter or Facebook accounts), you'll know that Sam the LGD pup got off to a great start on large cattle operation in Modoc County i...
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UC Cooperative Extension - Madera County: Article

Spring 2022 meetings

January 26, 2022
Please see the attached PDF for information on a meeting going over aflatoxin contamination in pistachio and the 2022 principles in fruit and nut tree growth, production, and maintenance course.
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Landfill waste
UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

Debbie's Diary: What Is SB 1383 and Why Does It Matter?

January 25, 2022
By Deborah Schnur
Have you heard of SB 1383? If you haven't, you probably will soon because the regulations just took effect on January 1, 2022. I learned about this law through my involvement in community composting and collaboration with the City of Rancho Cucamonga Environmental Programs.
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Blonde girl gazes down at a sunflower while standing in a field of sunflowers. Mountains and clouded skies in background.
ANR Employee News: Article

Enter photo contest: UC ANR around the state

January 25, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR is launching a photography contest and calling all staff and academics to submit their best shots. The contest will give us a chance to see scenes from different parts of our beautiful state, said vice provost Mark Bell.
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