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Berries are soft fruit, so robotic harvesting is unlikely. The industry is looking to agtech to reduce the amount of labor needed and make it easier for farmworkers to pick and harvest the fields. (Photo: Pixabay)
ANR News Blog: Article

Agtech is changing farming in California

October 30, 2018
By Jeannette Warnert
Technology holds tremendous promise for the California agricultural industry, however there are challenges that must be better understood and managed, wrote Damon Kitney in an article distributed to participants in an Oct. 2 technology conference in San Francisco.
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Fire crews go through the forest with a driptorch, igniting the dry grass on the forest floor.
SFREC News: Article

Controlled Burn at SFREC

October 30, 2018
By Alexandra Stefancich
If you live in the area, you may have noticed that SFREC was on fire last Tuesday. This controlled burn was planned in coordination with Cal Fire.
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Lady beetle
Community Pest News: Article

UC IPM is Hiring!

October 30, 2018
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
The UC Statewide IPM Program, which is a part of the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is hiring for an Urban IPM Educator. This position is part of the Urban and Community IPM unit.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Urban IPM Educator

October 30, 2018
By Gale Perez
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT The UC Statewide IPM Program, which is a part of the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is hiring for an Urban IPM Educator. This position is part of the Urban and Community IPM unit.
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Shannon Klisch
ANR Employee News: Article

Learning and Development opportunities

October 29, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Communicating Your Story: Blogging Basics Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 9 a.m.10 a.m. Presenters: Rose Hayden-Smith and Cynthia Kintigh Join via Zoom: https://ucanr.zoom.
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Listen To: This Month In the Garden – November 2018

October 29, 2018
But don't rake them up! Leave those leaves on the ground to keep the soil cool. That is what they need. Start to prune your cane berries like blackberries, some raspberries, and boysenberries. Plant, pre-chill or force certain bulbs. Start thinking about strawberries, too.
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ANR Adventures: Article

Transformational change challenges

October 29, 2018
By Wendy Powers
To clarify, it was not that I did not have anything to do last week; I just didn't have many meetings scheduled. The week of few meetings is clearly over. It was actually over by Friday when the day was very much focused on doing things differently in order to gain better position going forward.
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UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts and her husband, George, pose with their Brittany Spaniel, Westley. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum Halloween Party: A Night of Frights and Delights!

October 29, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What a night of frights and delights! The Bohart Museum Society hosted the Bohart Museum of Entomology's 24th annual pre-Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 27 at the University of California, Davis, billing it as They Come From Within" and promising a haunting night full of frights and delights.
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From left, Lorna Krkich, Greg Gibbs, Maria Fernandez, Kelly Scott, Emily Delk, Mary Ciricillo and Scott Brayton stopped by Tractor Supply in Dixon to buy 4-H Paper Clovers.
ANR Employee News: Article

UC ANR shows its 4-H spirit, raises over $80,000 for youth

October 29, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR's 4-H Youth Development Program raised $80,619 for California youth from its supporters purchasing paper clovers at Tractor Supply for $1 or more Oct. 314, finishing second only to Texas in the 2018 Fall Paper Clover campaign during National 4-H Week.
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