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General Guide to Understand ANRUC Cooperative Extension (UCCE)• County Offices & County Cooperation• County Director• Advisors (non-senate academics)• StaffResearch Extension Centers (RECs)• Nine (9) field stations throughout CA• Rec Director• Advisors/Specialists• StaffStatewide Programs (Smith-Lever…
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New Employee Guide

You are now part of a large UC ANR community which stretches across the state of California (ARC GIS Map). Check out the General Guide to Understanding ANR (Web page).Welcome to UC ANR from Vice President Glenda Humiston (Video).Our unique community of employees, collaborators such…
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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Rosie's corner: Watch for spider mites in May

May 1, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
My roses were glorious this past month. I hope yours were the same. I again seem to see fewer of the dreaded Hoplia beetles on them. Instead, this year, they decided to go after the pink flowers on my cacti! They certainly love the color pink. We should only have to put up with them for another month until…
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Citrus Agenda
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus Meeting Lindcove May 29

May 1, 2025
By Ben A Faber
7:30 – 8:00       Coffee etc.8:00 – 8:15       Welcome – Ashraf El-KereamyWelcome and introduction – Leonel Jimenez8:15 – 8:45       Ray Yokomi (pending approval from ARS) - update on the citrus and non-citrus host…
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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Scientists coin a new term to describe extreme weather

May 1, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
We have a new term to add to our lexicon of extreme weather phenomena: thirstwave. In a report published last month (April 2025) in “Earth’s Future,” researchers Mike Hobbins and Meetpal Kukal introduced the term thirstwave to describe an extended period of intense evaporative demand or atmospheric…
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UCCE Siskiyou: Article

Transition to Certified Organic Workshop

April 30, 2025
By Jagdeep Singh
All presentations and materials from the Transition to Certified Organic Workshop, held on April 26, 2025, at Fort Jones City Hall in Siskiyou County, are now available for download below. These resources cover key topics discussed during the workshop, including organic certification steps, compliance,…
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ANR Employee News: Article

Names in the News

April 30, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Avachat joins Controller and Business Services  Archana Avachat joined UC ANR on March 27 as a senior business analyst in the Office of the Controller and Business Services. She is responsible for UCPath project management, roadmap evaluation, communication…
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A chicken in a pen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

How 'Tiny Terrors' Affect the Health and Productivity of Your Chickens

April 30, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Humans aren't fond of ectoparasites, such as ticks, fleas, lice, parasitic flies and mites.Neither are chickens. In a timely talk, veterinary entomologist Amy Murillo, an assistant professor in the UC Riverside Department of Entomology, will discuss "Tiny Terrors: How Ectoparasites Undermine…
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