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Clebson Goncalves
ANR Employee News: Article

Names in the News

July 28, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Goncalves named UCCE diversified agriculture advisor for Lake and Mendocino counties Clebson Goncalves joined UC Cooperative Extension on July 1 as a diversified agriculture advisor serving Lake and Mendocino counties.
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A wooly bear caterpillar investigating an ice plant on Bodega Head, Sonoma County, in April 2022.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Gotta Love Those Wooly Bear Caterpillars

July 28, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You gotta love those wooly bear caterpillars. Richard "Rick" Karban, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology, studies them. The rest of us admire them. We usually see them in the spring along the cliffs of Bodega Head on the Sonoma coast.
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Kern County: Article

IMPORTANT AUGUST EVENTS

July 28, 2022
RECORD BOOKS FOR FAIR, ENROLLMENT & FEES, CLUB CHECKS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS DUE MONDAY, AUGUST 1ST SEE ATTACHED FOR IMPORTANT DATES IN AUGUST...
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Para la predicción sobre la gravedad de un incendio, la biomasa seca y la densidad de árboles vivos fueron las variables más importantes, que el estudio encontró. Fotografía por Scott Stephens
Blog Verde: Article

¿Qué factores ambientales ayudan a predecir el nivel de gravedad de un incendio?

July 28, 2022
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
En la actualidad, cuando los incendios forestales alcanzan dimensiones cada vez ms impresionantes, arrasando con miles de rboles que arden en la alta intensidad del fuego, expertos de la Universidad de California han estado analizando cules son los factores ambientales que podran ayudar a predecir l...
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Very heavy dew on strawberry leaves on a recent morning. Note the water accumulated in the cupped leaf.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Thinking through the Effect of Dew on Spray Efficacy

July 28, 2022
By Mark P Bolda
The question has been asked of me from time to time about the possible effect of water deposited on the plants by dew on spray efficacy. Spraying after all is using water as a carrier, and having even more water on the plant only adds to the amount being deposited on the field.
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