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Thriving Forward: Article

4-H Thriving Model for Positive Youth Development

August 23, 2023
By Matthew R Rodriguez
On Sunday, October 9, 2022, over thirty 4-H Champions convened in Madison Wisconsin to discuss innovative ways to implement the 4-H Thriving Model of positive youth development at the national, state, and county levels.
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ANR Employee News: Article

IGIS offers GIS, data science workshops

August 23, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Informatics and Geographic Information System Program has announced its Fall 2023 Workshop Schedule. All workshops will be on Zoom and are free for the UC ANR community. Workshops include Intro to ArcGIS Online on Friday, Sept. 22, 1-4 p.m. Intro to R Wednesdays workshop series Sept. 27, Oct.
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UC Rice Blog: Article

Weeds in 2023: Wrap Up

August 23, 2023
By Taiyu Guan, Consuelo B Baez Vega
PCAs and growers were very creative and timely in planning and applying products this year, and control was good in many fields. The two most widespread weed control problems that I noticed this year were the watergrass complex and sprangletop.
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A backlit praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, reigns supreme on a yellow zinnia in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Shall We Prey? Mantises Are Totally Fascinating

August 22, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bring on the praying mantises! An enthusiastic crowd is expected at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 27 in Room 1124 of Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, University of California, Davis. It's free and family friendly. Parking is also free.
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Water gushes with white caps into a dormant almond orchard.
Green Blog: Article

New database helps Californians understand proposed groundwater plans

August 22, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
To achieve groundwater sustainability under California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, demand management policies that encourage water conservation will be necessary, says Ellen Bruno, University of California Cooperative Extension specialist in quantitative policy analysis at U...
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 08-21-2023

August 22, 2023
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 08-21-2023" ET Report 08-21-2023 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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Colusa County: Article

Open Garden & Winter Garden Workshop

August 22, 2023
Join us on Saturday August 26 at 10 am at the Donna Critchfield Demonstration Garden. Pick peppers, cucumbers and squash. Learn about winter vegetable gardening.
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