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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

FFAR Dairy Health and Other USDA AMS RFPs

May 12, 2025
By Kendra T Rose
Dear Colleagues, 1) The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) in partnership with Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) and Zoetis is soliciting proposals for the Dairy Health, Efficiency & Resource Dynamics (Dairy HERD). The Dairy HERD Initiative aims to support research to advance our…
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Article

Who’s eating my plants?

May 12, 2025
 Ah, the bounty of spring! All the tender new foliage on trees and shrubs, flowers galore, and prolific growth in the vegetable garden.  We gardeners revel in the abundance the season brings, and just like us, insect pests, both big and small, love it too. Since there are more insects on Earth…
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International Student and Scholar Townhall on May 14

May 12, 2025
By Becky Sisman
We recognize that recent immigration actions are distressing for many and we want to make sure our international colleagues at UC ANR are aware of the immigration and travel resources that they may need. Although the situation remains fluid, employees sponsored by UC ANR receive ongoing immigration…
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cover cropped citrus
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Guide to Cover Cropping in CA - New Ideas?

May 12, 2025
By Ben A Faber
Cover Cropping in Water Scarce Environments . Sustainable Conservation and the California Alliance with Family Farmers, along with University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, California Department of Food & Agriculture, and other partners, have released a new guidance document — Cover…
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Production

There are several steps and decisions growers must consider as part of the production stage of an agricultural enterprise. As a basic introduction, more details for production subjects ranging from crop selection and production management issues to regulatory requirements and harvesting are presented in the…
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Business

Information for this topic has been curated and placed into two sections.Planning & General Business InformationAgricultural Business Operation 
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Queen bee of the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Queen on Mother's Day

May 9, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 If you were a honey bee queen, you'd be laying eggs all day on Mother's Day (not to mention the other days!).You'd be the mother of all the bees in the hive.During the peak season, the queen can lay up to 1500 to 2000 eggs a day. That can amount to about 50,000 to 80,000 workers (sterile females) and…
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