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Land day farm nature walk
Hansen News: Article

4-H Sustainable You! Summer Camp

June 25, 2019
By Susana Bruzzone-Miller
Day 2-Land The day begins with journaling and a farm nature walk. Along the way, campers encounter evidence or indicators that animals use and call the farm home. Today is about understanding the importance of open space, natural resources and waste management.
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Web / IT News: Article

We've removed the UC Seal from Site Builder

June 25, 2019
When we launched the newest Site Builder designs earlier in 2019, we made available the UC Seal as a logo for a site. In fact, we went so far as to make the UC Seal the default logo for new sites. According to the UC brand guidelines, this was a mistake on our part.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Heat Stress

June 25, 2019
During excessively hot summer days it's not only humans that can suffer from heat stress. Your plants can suffer from heat stress as well, especially when there is an abrupt spike in the heat.
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UCCE cropping systems specialist Jeff Mitchell is working on building soil in the San Joaquin Valley.
ANR News Blog: Article

The cover cropped-field is the 'real disruptor'

June 25, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
KQED reporter Mark Schapiro discovered a "center of insurrection" at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center in Five Points, where UC Cooperative Extension cropping systems specialist Jeff Mitchell has been building soil on a research plot for 20 years.
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Intermountain REC News: Article

Drone Mapping for Precision Agriculture Workshop

June 25, 2019
By Laurie Askew
Greg Crutsinger is excited to announce two 1-day workshops on agricultural mapping with drones, July 16th & 17th at the Intermountain Research and Extension Center (IREC) in Tulelake, California. Workshops will consist of two sessions (beginner and intermediate) for agricultural mapping.
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The six-acre lavender fields on the Araceli Farms, on the outskirts of Dixon, glow during the Lavender Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Lovin' the Lavender

June 24, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Lovin' the lavender... If you attended the Lavender Festival last weekend at the six-acre Araceli Farms at 7389 Pitt School Road, Dixon, you were in for a real treat.
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Summer 2019 Curious Gardener Newsletter

June 24, 2019
In this issue: Drip Irrigation Cucumber Beetles Managing Deer in the Foothill Garden Control your Controller! Sizzling Summer in the Garden You Stink! (Stink Bugs) BotLat Corner All Star - Dwarf Oregano Events Calendar Enjoy! Kevin Marini UCCE Placer and Nevada Counties Home Hort and Composting Educ...
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Photo By Linda Lewis Griffith
UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Fuchsia

June 24, 2019
Fuchsia By Linda Lewis Griffith UCCE Master Gardener Common Name: Fuchsia Fuchsia spp.
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Workshop participants learn about landscape design basics.
BLP's in OC: Article

Learning about landscape design basics...

June 24, 2019
By Tamara J Majcherek
UC ANR South Coast Research and Extension Center in collaboration with Irvine Ranch Water District hosted a three-part landscape design basics workshop for homeowners seeking to make landscape improvements and take advantage of rebates from their local water purveyor.
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