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ANR Employee News: Article

Project Board trainings offered

April 27, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
All academics with ANR merit and promotion are invited to Project Board Trainings on May 2 and 3. Please note, CE specialists who receive merit and promotion through a campus will have a separate training in July or August.
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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa Field Day

April 27, 2018
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
The annual UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa Field Day will take place on Thursday, May 17, 2017 at the Agronomy Field Headquarters (2400 Hutchison Drive, Davis, CA 95616). Registration opens at 7:30am, and lunch is provided between the small grains morning program and alfalfa afternoon program.
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slime mold on citrus leaf
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Perfect Weather For Slime

April 27, 2018
By Ben A Faber
This odd, wet, cool weather is the perfect condition for slime mold. Throw in some organic matter and they seem to appear out of nowhere, which is what they do. Lots of individual cells come together in a colony and they move in concert.
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UC IPM staff Belinda Messenger-Sikes interacting with public. (Credit: Chinh Lam)

Swarms Visit the UC IPM Booth

April 27, 2018
By Anne E Schellman
Last Saturday, UC IPM staff greeted a swarm of visitors at their Picnic Day booth. Picnic Day, UC Davis' annual Open House event, invites people to visit the campus and interact with fun and educational exhibits.
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April 25, 2018. Ostensibly Fusarium resistant strawberry variety San Andreas collapsing to the disease in a heavily infested field. Photo: Mark Bolda, UCCE.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

First Look at Crop Termination Comparison Trial

April 26, 2018
By Mark P Bolda
To concentrate people's minds on what Fusarium tolerance in strawberry can and can't do, consider the first photo below which is part of a crop termination trial I set up with a grower collaborator last fall and now coming into production this year.
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Bug Doctor Brendon Boudinot answers a question from Lilliana Phillips, 5, of Carmichael, as her father, William Phillips, watches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Doctor Is In: 'Bug Me'

April 26, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The handwritten sign at the "Bug Doctor" booth at Briggs Hall during the 104th annual UC Davis Picnic Day read "Bug Me with Questions." And attendees did. They asked questions, expressed concerns, and offered comments.
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Aedes aegypti carries yellow fever, Zika and other viruses. (CDC photo)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Research Symposium on Vector-Borne Diseases Set May 3

April 26, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The annual UC Davis Research Symposium on the Designated Emphasis in the Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases (DEBVPD) will take place from 3 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 3 in the Putah Creek Lodge, and will feature two speakers and a graduate student poster session.
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Glenn County: Article

Glenn County 4-H Fashion Revue & Quilt Show

April 26, 2018
Submitted by Alyssa Perry, UCCE 4-H Program Representative April 25, 2018 For Immediate Release Glenn County 4-H Fashion Revue & Quilt Show Results There were 27 participants for the annual Glenn County 4-H Fashion Revue & Quilt Show held at Hamilton High School in Hamilton City, reports Alyssa Perr...
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Fresno County 4-H: Article

April - May 2018 Guidelines

April 26, 2018
In This Edition: 4-H Age Requirements Enrollment Notes: For Adult Volunteers Pg. 2 Community Service Online Reporting Pg. 2 CCLS (Community Club Leaders) - Need to know- Pg. 2 New Opportunity for Sewing Clothing & Textiles 4-H MembersPg. 2 Register for Cal Focus 2018Pg.
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