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Climate Symposium Registration 2021 v6
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Climate Action & Agriculture Symposium

May 3, 2021
By Ben A Faber
To see more and register for this free seminar series, go to: Flyer PDF: //ucanr.edu/sites/Climate_Resilient_Agriculture/files/348824.pdf Agenda PDF: //ucanr.edu/sites/Climate_Resilient_Agriculture/files/348822.
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Cornell University Professor Anurag Agrawal collecting milkweed data in Ithaca. He was just elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (Photo courtesy of Cornell)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Doctoral Alumnus Anurag Agrawal of Cornell Elected to NAS

May 3, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis doctoral alumnus Anurag Agrawal, the James A. Perkins Professor of Environmental Studies in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., is a newly elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
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photo by Tina Saravia
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Seeds, Seeds and Seeds

May 3, 2021
I love perennial vegetables. I have a few of them that I planted once and harvest from year after year - artichokes, asparagus, tree Kale Pentland Brig,' tree collards. I also have Swiss chard, pepper plants, and one eggplant that over-wintered or did not die in the winter.
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groundwater
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Learn About Groundwater

May 3, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Thursday, May 6, 13, 20, 27, and June 3 (15 hours) 9:00am 12:00pm PDT (GMT -07:00) and Q&A 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT Understanding groundwater and watersheds and how we monitor, assess, and sustainably manage these resources is critical and integral to California Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs)...
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Cattle with portable water source
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

How to Use Grazing as a Non-Chemical Weed Control Strategy

May 2, 2021
By Devii R Rao
Do you want to control your rangeland weeds without using herbicides? Check out the new manual called, Best Management Practices for Non-Chemical Weed Control, a collaboration between the University of California Cooperative Extension and California Invasive Plant Council.
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Apricots May
Healthy Central Sierra: Article

Harvest of the Month: Apricots

May 1, 2021
Apricots are delicate stone fruits that begin to appear in markets around May in California. While the season for apricots is relatively quick, many different varieties are grown in the state, which ripen over the course of late Spring through early Summer.
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