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As a student majoring in Global Disease Biology (GDB) from 2014 to 2018 at the University of California, Davis, Andrea Guggenbickler appreciated the incredible support she received from then staff academic advisor Brandy Fleming.

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Spring is in full force and that means many plants are blooming and insects are buzzing about! If you've been spending more time in your garden or out in nature you may be curious about the pollinators you see.

May is one of the best months to eat the many varieties of lettuce that grow this time of year, from crunchy heads of butter lettuce to tender mixes of young multi-colored baby lettuces.

Nearly two tons of fruit and vegetables grown at UC's Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC) in Santa Paula have been donated to Food Forward and the Ventura Unified School District (VUSD), destined for children and families.

A student at Pinewood Elementary in Pollock Pines votes on how they liked donated grapes.

When we think about golf courses, we tend to picture miles of well-watered, uniformly clipped, and perfectly manicured grass, not drought-tolerant native grass, wildlife habitat, and ecological restoration.

The calls have come in. We've gone from cool to hot and Dry Root Rot of Lemon has struck, It's shocking how fast the trees go down. Dry Root Rot has menaced growers in Ventura County for many years. In the 50's and 60's it seemed most prevalent on older orange trees.

Professor Rachael Winfree of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.

As a recent Master Gardener trainee, our very first class was on Introduction to Horticulture. It is here that I learned about Binominal Classification System, meaning two names and this nomenclature contains NO COMMON NAMES.