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Molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is the newly appointed chair of the department, serving a five-year term effective July 1, 2023. She succeeds Steve Nadler, the department chair since Jan. 1, 2016.

Welcome to Thyme to Garden, the new blog from the UC Master Gardener Program of Santa Clara County. We look forward to offering you content that is thought-provoking, informative, and helpful in your gardening adventures.

Documentary video on no-tillage in California being prepared July 1, 2023 A video documentary featuring five of the CA and AZ farmers who have been part of the USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant project, "No-till network for California," is in the final stages of production and will be released...

Soil health monitoring conducted at SJV reduced disturbance and cover cropped fields! As part of the USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant, Creating a no-till network in California, extensive baseline soil sampling has now been done at several San Joaquin Valley farms that are employing the soil h...

Congrats to the University of California recipients of awards from the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE), an international association of communicators, educators and information technologists who focus on communicating research-based information.

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Chuck will explain all about the history, wildlife, and plant life of Newport Back Bay and what activities the public can participate in such as habitat restoration. A special highlight is when Chuck relays a wonderful encounter with a famous host of a television documentary series.

UC ANR's 2022 Annual Report is now live.

The cool, wet spring that California has experienced this year comes with many benefits, but also some drawbacks. For the false chinch bug, a small insect commonly found in grassy or weedy areas, this year's weather may result in a population boom.