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Livestock & Range: Article

Gabilan Ranch Tour -- Wednesday, April 25th

March 22, 2018
By Devii R Rao
The Pajaro Compass Network is hosting their Spring meeting at the Gabilan Ranch (Rancho Cienega del Gabilan) April 25th from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm (lunch provided). The 11,000-acre cattle ranch in San Juan Bautista is featured as a Pajaro Compass Case Study.
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The new apprentice-level California Master Beekeepers pose for a photo at the fourth annual UC Davis Bee Symposium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

California Master Beekeeper Program Is All the Buzz!

March 22, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) is all the buzz. Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Nio, director of the program, introduced the 40 new apprentice-level graduates, Class of 2017, at the fourth annual UC Davis Bee Symposium, held recently in the UC Davis Conference Center.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

After the Fire and Before the Rain, What to Do?

March 22, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Firefighters from all over the country worked around the clock to put out fires throughout the state of California. Fires could be devastating to growers and, in some ways, they could be beneficial by reducing populations of weeds and unwanted vegetation.
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A honey bee and a lady beetle, aka lady bug, thrust deep inside a mustard blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Bee and The Ladybug

March 21, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A little drama in the mustard patch... A honey bee is foraging head-first in the mustard. She's collecting nectar and pollen. She does not see the lady beetle, aka ladybug, thrust head-first above her. The honey bee is dusted with yellow pollen. The ladybug, not so much. The bee moves closer.
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Project Board News: Article

Project Board Trainings

March 21, 2018
By Kit Alviz
In late April, Project Board will be available on ANR Portal for all academics with ANR merit and promotion processes.
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Santa Cruz County: Article

4-H Newsletter 3/21/18

March 21, 2018
Dear 4-H Families: Help Needed this weekend! Aptos Village Park Easter Event, Sunday, March 25th 11:30 am to 4 pm at 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos We need animals for this event.
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