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Cindy Kron
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Names in the News

September 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Kron named area IPM advisor for North Coast Cindy Kron has joined UC Cooperative Extension as areawide IPM advisor for Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Summer Annual Weeds

September 30, 2019
By Chris J McDonald
As the summer heat is finally nearing its end, and its officially fall on the calendar, there unfortunately is a new crop of weeds flowering right now. Some of our summer annuls have started to go to seed, others are just about ready, and others are already starting to senesce.
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Adult Caenorhabditis elegans. Wikipedia describes it as "a free-living, transparent nematode, about 1mm in length, that lives in temperature soil environments." (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Bug Squad: Article

Plant Nematologist Nathan Schroeder: 'Endless Worms Most Beautiful'

September 30, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're interested in nematodes--also called "roundworms"--then you'll want to be around when plant nematologist Nathan Schroeder, associate professor of crop sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, presents a seminar on Wednesday, Oct.
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ANR in the news September 16-30

September 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Camp Fire started on federal land. This rule would make PG&E clean up its power lines (Sac Bee) Emily Cadei, Sept.
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Christian Nansen, guest editor for special edition of journal Remote Sensing. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Christian Nansen: Call for Articles on Remote Sensing

September 30, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis agricultural entomologist Christian Nansen, the newly selected guest editor of a special issue of the journal Remote Sensing, has issued a call for contributions.
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ANR in the news September 1-15

September 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Nine local nonprofits selected for training program (Imperial Valley Press) Sept. 12 The Imperial County Local Health Authority Commission Wednesday identified nine local nonprofit organizations that have been selected to participate in capacity building training over the next several months.
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UC Almond Short Course

September 30, 2019
UC Almond Short Course November 5-7, 2019 Plan to join us for this integrated orchard management short course featuring UC faculty, Cooperative Extension specialists and farm advisors, and USDA researchers who will provide an in-depth, comprehensive class on all phases of almond culture and producti...
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