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Last week was the American Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) meeting in Denver. Presidents, Provosts, Vice Chancellors, Directors, Government Relations staff and others attended the meeting with more than 1,200 people present. I participated in two basic tracts.

For the first time in three years, the California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference was held in-person this past September. Ventura County, with its rich agricultural heritage, was the perfect location for the conference to make its comeback.

Who takes images of flies? Raise your hand! No, not the hand with the flyswatter. Well, almost anything is fair game for my camera. That includes golden dung flies.

It was like coming home when acclaimed honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr., stepped forward to accept the Exceptional Emeriti Faculty Award from Helene Dillard, dean of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES).

The UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES) honored Bohart Museum of Entomology supporters Bill Patterson and his wife Doris Brown at the 2022 Awards of Distinction dinner and ceremony, held Nov. 3 in the UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center Ballroom.

An image of a golden dung fly by Kathy Keatley Garvey, communications specialist for the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, won the Entomological Society of America (ESA) medal for "Best Image by an ESA Member" in the 64th annual International Insect Salon competition.

Growers of organic vegetables and strawberries across California are invited to attend an online training to learn how to manage nitrogen fertilization. UC Cooperative Extension is offering the three-part Nitrogen Planning and Management in Organic Production of Annual Crops Workshop on Nov.

Nemesia By Polly Nelson UCCE Master Gardener Common Name: Nemesia Scientific Name: Scrophulariaceae Planting area: Sunset zone 14-24, some species 1-24 Size: 1-2' high, 1' wide Bloom Season: Spring to summer Exposure: Full sun Pruning needs: Deadhead; annual cut-back to promote regrowth Water needs:...

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