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Farmworkers pick jalapeno peppers
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Farmworkers at risk for obesity, high blood pressure

December 20, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Better access to health care and safety net programs would help Farmworkers are a crucial link in our food supply chain, a fact that came sharply into focus during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. To keep these essential workers healthy, there is a need for more data on farmworkers' health.
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Quake in Humboldt County

December 20, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake centered near Ferndale shook the area around 2:30 a.m. this morning. Here's what we know so far. Yana Valachovic, UCCE director for Humboldt and Del Norte counties, said she was still trying to reach all ANR staff members who work in those counties.
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avocado stem damage
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Frost in some part of Southern CA

December 20, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Protecting Avocados from Frost and Then What The long-range forecast is for no or little rain in Southern California. A dry winter often means a cold winter.
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Farmworkers pick jalapeno peppers.
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Farmworkers at risk for obesity, high blood pressure, say UC researchers

December 19, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Better access to health care and safety net programs would help Farmworkers are a crucial link in our food supply chain, a fact that came sharply into focus during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. To keep these essential workers healthy, there is a need for more data on farmworkers' health.
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UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts with her husband, George, son Griffin, then 2.5, and Marcy, then a week old. (Image taken Oct. 28, 2022)
Bug Squad: Article

For the Love of Robber Flies

December 19, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Every April 30, UC Davis doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts, celebrates World Robber Fly Day. Now she has another day to celebrate: she recently published the first chapter of her dissertation on a new species of robber flies (also called assassin flies), in ZooKeys.
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Standing beside a field of hemp, Bob Hutmacher speaks into a mic as growers and others sit on hay bales listening.
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Better hemp on the horizon

December 19, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Studies seek better management practices, varieties, after research hiatus The University of California's first Industrial Hemp Field Day presented work by the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences to help farmers manage common problems and improve their yields.
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2023 SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting

December 19, 2022
UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2023 from 8:00am to 11:30am. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).
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