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UCCE Livestock & Range Topics: Article

USDA Expands Assistance for Drought-Impacted Ranchers

September 10, 2021
By John Harper
USDA Expands Assistance for Drought-Impacted Ranchers In response to severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week its plans to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing.
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Coordinator News: Article

Do you have a Qualtrics Account?

September 10, 2021
By Lauren L Snowden
What is Qualtrics? Qualtrics is web based software that allows the user to create surveys and generate reports without having any previous programming knowledge. Why use Qualtrics? Qualtrics enables you to do surveys, feedback and polls using a variety of distribution means.
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Ten more UCCE positions released for recruitment

September 10, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Following up on my July 20 announcement, I am pleased to announce 10 more UC Cooperative Extension positions are now released for recruitment. These positions are made possible by the historic 2021-22 state budget increase Governor Newsom approved in July.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Mini Love Watermelon

September 10, 2021
One danger with perusing seed catalogs in the winter is the inevitable, likely unwarranted, optimism that this year will be different.
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Biología y Manejo del Psílido Asiático de los Cítricos (PAC)

September 10, 2021
By Ben A Faber
*This free webinar will be presented entirely in Spanish, please distribute this event information to any that may be interested* Biologa y Manejo del Pslido Asitico de los Ctricos (PAC) Mircoles 15 de septiembre de 2021 11:00am 12:00pm (Hora del Pacfico, PDT) Tiempo de discusin opcional hasta las...
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California Naturalist: Article

A refugia for wildflowers

September 10, 2021
By Adina Merenlender
Guest author Adina Merenlender is the founding Director of the UC California Naturalist program, and writes about the North Coast Biogregion for California Biodiversity Week 2021.
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California Naturalist: Article

The Biodiversity of the South Coast Bioregion

September 10, 2021
Guest author Blanca Villalobos is a certified UC Riverside Palm Desert Center California Naturalist, and writes about the South Coast Biogregion for California Biodiversity Week 2021. You can follow more of Blanca's work at www.blancasvillalobos.com or on Instagram at @blanca.s.villalobos.
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CA Native Plant Garden at Demo Garden, Salvia 'Bee's Bliss,' Brent McGhie
The Real Dirt: Article

Native vs. Non-Native Plants

September 10, 2021
Native plants give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours. I want Texas to look like Texas and Vermont to look like Vermont. Lady Bird Johnson (First Lady of the United States as the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963 1969). Plants define the landscape.
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