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A year and a half ago when we replaced our front yard with drought tolerant landscape and drip irrigation, I desperately wanted to include Acacia cognata Cousin Itt'. I had seen it in a catalog and thought it would be perfect.

New leaders for three of the five UC ANR Strategic Initiatives have taken the helm for the three SI leaders who rotated off, effective Jan. 2. Jim Farrar, director of UC Integrated Pest Management Program, succeeds Cheryl Wilen as leader for Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases (EIPD).

Youths who want to learn beekeeping might want to consider joining the 4-H program. Take, for example, the Solano County 4-H Youth Development Program, part of the UC Cooperative Extension Program. At the countywide annual Project Skills Day, held last Saturday, Jan.

FARM Club at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Presents: 7th Annual Cattle Improvement Symposium February 3, 2018 at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine...

Ten years ago, girls were so scarce in high school computer science classes that the number of female students taking Advanced Placement tests in that subject could be counted on one hand in nine states. In five others, there were none.

As part of a series of on-going initiatives to heighten cyber-security throughout the UC system, UC ANR is currently reviewing our on-line infrastructure to identify areas in need of strengthening.

Boundary Bend Olives Inc. (BBO). Australia's largest olive oil producer, is offering two intern positions at their newly constructed mill in Woodland, CA. The Technical intern will assist the Field Operations Department and growers to achieve optimal output from the trees and the fruit they produce.

The UC Grain Cropping Systems Lab and a cooperating network of UC Cooperative Extension agronomists established fall-planted small grain variety trials across the state of California from October to December 2017.

It's that time of the year. It's been rainy and warm so the weeds are sprouting! I don't know about you but I very much dislike weeding the garden. Here are some tips to help you keep up with the icky weeding chore. Weeds will invade any bare or thin area in a landscape.

Greetings from the UC-wide Global Food Initiative (GFI) and Carbon Neutrality Initiative (CNI) student fellows! Welcome to our blog, where we hope to share the amazing work of GFI and CNI fellows, past and present, undergraduate and graduate, and SoCal to NorCal.