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Lemon verbena, bee balm and echinacea make good companions. Joyce Hill
The Real Dirt: Article

Best Friends in the Garden—Companion Planting

May 17, 2024
Companion planting combines diverse plants in an informed manner to bring a balanced ecosystem into the garden. This approach to gardening has been used by organic gardeners for decades. The idea is to plant herbs and flowers with vegetables to create sustainable gardens with better crop yields.
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Fresno County 4-H: Article

May/June 2024 Newsletter

May 16, 2024
In This Edition 2- Committee & Council Mtgs. 2- Record Book ZOOM Mtg. 2- Clover Fest News Flash 2- Enrollment 3- Livestock Achievement 3- Summer Camp 3- 4-H Sheep & Goat Show 4- Clover Fest Info.
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ANR Adventures: Article

Challenges and Opportunities

May 16, 2024
By Brent Hales
It has been a while since I posted and much has happened in that time. UC ANR has begun to wrap up the Vision 2040 process. We have successfully navigated a call for positions and will soon be announcing some of the approved positions. We have engaged in budget planning as an organization.
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UC Davis community ecologist Rachel Vannette (foreground), associate professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, answers questions at the UC Davis Picnic Day. In back is doctoral candidate Gillian Bergmann, who is advised by Vannette and Johan Leveau. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum Open House on May 19: Meet the Bee Reseachers

May 15, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
From honey bees to bumble bees to mason bees to orchid bees--you'll see those and more--and you'll get the opportunity to talk to researchers at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Sunday, May 19. Free and family friendly, the open house takes place from 1 to 4 p.m.
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