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No matter what season, there is always weeding to be done in the Edible Demo Garden. Weeds seem to pop up everywhere...

Hi, my name is Wanda/Willie Red Wiggler Worm (Eisenia fetida), and I live in a worm bin. The bin is cared for by a local garden lover who uses the end product to fertilize her plants.

This time of year we're thinking of noted cotton entomologist Thomas Frances Leigh (1923-1993) an international authority on the biology, ecology and management of arthropod pests affecting cotton production.

R and Python together at last, the AI takeover, and Quarto ups its game. Posit::Conf, Posit's annual conference, was held last week in Seattle, WA. While the name might be unfamiliar, many of you might recognize Posit's previous iteration, RStudio.

The CLEAR Center is sponsoring the first-ever Salute to Ag UC Davis football game on Saturday, Sept. 7, at UC Davis. Tailgate starts at 5 p.m. and the game kicks off at 7 p.m. Joe Proudman,associate director for communications at the CLEAR Center, invites UC ANR members to join them.

Dear Colleagues, The California Cherry Board (CCB) is soliciting proposals for research found to be of highest priority by the industry and which will significantly benefit the production and post-harvest handling practices of sweet cherry in California.

Carl Eugene Bell, UC Cooperative Extension weed science advisor emeritus, passed away on July 31 in San Diego. He was 75.

Skip the Salt; 7 Steps to a More Healthful Sandwich...

Before moving to California about a decade ago, I lived in Tucson, Arizona. Although my new home in Woodland is rightfully known as the Food Front, thanks to the fertile farmland that surrounds it, Tucson also has a highly regarded relationship with food.

Earlier this spring I set out to prepare my raised bed gardens to plant a variety of vegetables. I was quite pleased to find that the soil was in perfect condition for the growing season, since winter cover crops had brought valuable organic nutrients to the garden.