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Food distribution at Cesar Chavez Elementary School
UC Delivers: Article

UC partnership increases access to healthy food in Coachella

May 28, 2019
By Chutima H Ganthavorn
The desert city of Coachella has a population of 6,919. Seven-hundred and sixty-one residents do not live within 10 miles of a supermarket or have a car, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Research Atlas.
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Robovator
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Save The Date! The 3rd Annual Merced County UAV/Ag Technology Field Day on July 15th

May 28, 2019
Mark your calendar! July 15, 2019 The 3rd Annual UAV/Ag Technology Field Day Presented by UC Cooperative Extension, Merced County 9am to 11:30am (CE registration begins at 8:30am) Bowles Farming Headquarters 11609 Hereford Road, Los Banos, CA 93635 Events: UAV/Drone demonstration flights: -CSU Fresn...
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Lenya Quinn-Davidson, UC Cooperative Extension fire scientist, said, 'We need to create space for women and men of different backgrounds to have a voice and contribute to this evolution.'
ANR News Blog: Article

Women fire fighters share new perspectives, ideas and innovation

May 28, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
Historically, fire fighting was a male-dominated field. With broader diversity needed, women are seizing the opportunity, reported The Nature Conservancy. TNC ran a feature on its website about a prescribed fire on its Disney Wildness Preserve in Florida staffed and managed by an all-women crew.
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Robovator
Notes in the Margins: Agronomy and Weed Science Musings: Article

Save The Date! The 3rd Annual UAV/Ag Technology Field Day on July 15th

May 28, 2019
Mark your calendar! July 15, 2019 The 3rd Annual UAV/Ag Technology Field Day Presented by UC Cooperative Extension, Merced County 9am to 11:30am (CE registration begins at 8:30am) Bowles Farming Headquarters 11609 Hereford Road, Los Banos, CA 93635 Events: UAV/Drone demonstration flights: -CSU Fresn...
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Hail Damage on Cotton
Notes in the Margins: Agronomy and Weed Science Musings: Article

Hail Damage and Your Cotton Crop

May 28, 2019
After the recent spate of storms, reports of hail damage have come in to several UCCE offices. In response, Dr.
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photos by Karen Metz
Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Miraculous Bottle Brush

May 28, 2019
Two weeks ago, I was thrilled to discover my Bottle Brush plant, Callistemon citrinus, had finally flowered. There was one full blossom and a few small wispy ones.
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