Ongoing research

That's the spirit! What better way to celebrate Aggie Spirit Week, Oct. 10-16, on the UC Davis campus than to See specimens and live insects at the Bohart Museum of Entomology during the week, Oct.

It's been a while since we've posted an update to the garden, but there has been a lot of activity since then! As you can see from the pictures there has been significant work done in weeding and straightening up the site. It looks a lot better.

Apologies for the previous truncated email. This issue of the Santa Barbara County Bounty includes several upcoming opportunities. UC Master Gardener Training Class Information Sessions Coming Soon! - October 17th, October 19th or November 9th at 7 pm.

Clara Stuligross, who received her doctorate in ecology on Sept. 9 from UC Davis, will present her exit seminar, "Individual and Combined Effects of Resource and Pesticide Stressors on Wild Bees and a Potential Strategy to Mitigate Impacts" at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18 in Room 1022 of Green Hall.

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I'm holding a meeting on the foundations of irrigation management at Madera Community College on November 7. Space is limited, please RSVP in advance! The agenda and registration link are in the attached PDF.

A new research brief from Nutrition Policy Institute and PHFE-WIC researchers shows that WIC participants prefer an increase in the WIC cash value benefit (CVB) to purchase fruits and vegetables.

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 10-10-2022" ET Report 10-10-2022 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

Fact: Milkweed is the host plant of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. Fact: Without milkweed, no monarchs. Yet a milkweed species that's been thriving in California for more than a century is getting a bad rap.