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Maor Matzrafi is a post-doctoral researcher with Marie Jasieniuk's lab at UC Davis.

When wildfires send smoke into farmland, orchards and vineyards, growers are concerned about the impact of the tainted air on their crops, reported Giuseppe Ricapitio in the Union Democrat.

Glyphosate was commercialized in 1974. Since then, it has become one of the most widely used and studied herbicides. According to Duke (2018b), almost 20,000 scientific publications and patents have included glyphosate as a focus; only 2,4-D surpasses it with respect to citations.

In this Issue: Welcome our New Advisor Nutria: The Triple Threat to California's Future Understanding the Overwintering Biology of the Husk Fly Cover Cropping Trial in the Delta Warm Season Cover Crops Field Day California Sorghum Silage: Nutrient Composition and Fermentation Characteristics Pest Ma...

Colleagues, On Aug. 1, phase 2 of the Cooperative Extension Positions Call process ended and phase 3 began. During phase 2, the Program Teams reviewed the 40 phase 1 proposals and submitted six additional proposals.

A friend sent me this article by the founder of Squarespace from the current issue of Southwest's magazine. I'm not sure if it was sent to me because I often read the magazine or because it is so fitting.

Ever seen a Gulf Fritillary butterfly laying an egg? The Gulf Frit (Agraulis vanillae), an orangish-reddish butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, lays its eggs on its host plant, Passiflora. When you see its silver-spangled underwings, you may think there are two different butterflies.

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 08-06-18" ET Report 08-06-2018 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Division...

The 4-H Round Up Event at the Glenn County Fairgrounds will be on Saturday, September 8, 2018 from 9:00 a,m, to 11:00 a.m.

Many common street trees now growing in the interior of California are unlikely to persist in the warmer climate expected in 2099, according to research published in the July 2018 issue of the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.