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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

2021 Plant and Soil Conference will be Virtual

January 13, 2021
By Michael D Cahn
The California Chapter of the American Society of Agronomy (CALASA) will host the 2021 Plant and Soil Conference as an online event February 1 - 3, 2021. The agenda can be found at the conference website: calasa.ucdavis.edu.
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Central Sierra Livestock & Natural Resources: Article

January 2021 newsletter

January 13, 2021
Gratitude Are We In For Another Drought? When Should Lambs Be Vaccinated? A Dry Fall and a Heavy Acorn Crop: Keep an Eye out for Acorn Toxicity What to do When an Animal Dies?
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avocado snow Temecula
Topics in Subtropics: Article

It Could Still be a Cold Winter

January 13, 2021
By Ben A Faber
A moderate La Nia climate phase is expected through spring 2021. This indicates that slightly above average temperatures and slightly less rainfall than normal can be expected in California's avocado/lemon growing areas.
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Seymour Van Gundy Photo from UCR Today
ANR Employee News: Article

In memoriam: Seymour Van Gundy

January 12, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Seymour Dean Van Gundy, UC Riverside professor emeritus of nematology and plant pathology, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 27, 2020. He was born on Feb. 24, 1931, in Toledo, Ohio. Known to family, friends and colleagues as Van,' he graduated from Monclova High School, Monclova, Ohio, in 1949.
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Piper, a West Highland white terrier, aka Westie, "polices" two carpenter ant mounds in a Vacaville park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

On Making a Mountain Out of an Ant Hill

January 12, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When you "make a mountain out of a molehill," you're exaggerating the severity of the situation. But if you're an ant, you can make little mounds that might appear--at least to other ants--like mountains.
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