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2021 Ag Wildfire Refresher
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Fire Preparedness for Farmers

January 25, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Katie Wollstein (Rangeland Fire Regional Specialist) and Jacob Powell (OSU Agricultural Extension Agent) are hosting a webinar on fire preparedness for farmers and ranchers. Please advertise in venues you feel appropriate. Specifics and registration information is in the attached flyer.
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A Master Gardener adds tree branches into her chipper.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

The Saga of the Yard Waste Collector

January 25, 2021
By Anne E Schellman
Have you ever had a hobby that turned into an obsession? One of my hobbies is gardening of course, as a Master Gardener. Not too long ago, I acquired a chipper/shredder. One of my gardener friends had two and sold one of them to me at a fair price.
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Leaves left in landscape
Spill the Beans: Article

To rake the leaves... or not

January 25, 2021
by Melody Kendall To rake leaves or not to rake leaves. That is the question I am a proponent of deciduous trees. I feel that evergreen trees translate into ever messy' trees because they drop debris all year long.
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Chickens. (brett-jordan-unsplash)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Manure--Gardener's Gold.

January 23, 2021
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County This is the time of year when we start to prepare our soil beds for spring planting. Because Napa County has large rural areas and many households keep backyard chickens, many of us have access to free manure.
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Bernie Sanders in front of the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus.
Bug Squad: Article

Bernie Sanders Really Did Visit UC Davis

January 22, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
As a presidential candidate, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders visited the UC Davis campus in 2016. He's back--not as a presidential candidate but as a meme. A meme? It all started when photographer Brendan Smialowski for Getty Images photographed him at President Joe Biden's inauguration.
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UCCE Siskiyou: Article

February - March 2021

January 22, 2021
Upcoming Events 4-H Record Book/Forms County Presentation Day County Fashion Revue 4-H Presentation Basics...
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A Zombie ant. (Photo courtesy of Nash Turley)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Zombie Ants: What Makes Them Tick? Charissa de Bekker Will Tell You

January 22, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"What Makes a Zombie Ant Tick? Connecting Genomes with Behavioral Phenomes in Ants Manipulated by a Fungal Parasite." That's the title of the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar, to be presented Wednesday, Jan.
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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

New videos demonstrate techniques and tools to survey forestland trees

January 22, 2021
By Susan D Kocher
Forestland owners can learn how to survey the trees on their property from four new videos produced by UC Cooperative Extension, setting them on a course for sustainable management of their forestland. The videos are available on the UC ANR YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/UCANR).
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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

2021 Irrigation and Nutrient Management (Virtual) Meeting

January 22, 2021
By Michael D Cahn
Tuesday, February 23; 7:55 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Habr traduccin al Espaol Registration Cost: $10 Registration Link: https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=32769 7:55 Introduction 8:00 Woodchip bioreactors for removal of nitrate and pesticides from tile drainage.
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