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Over a century of growing cotton in California, scientists and farmers have learned how to better manage soil health. To share their collective knowledge, they have produced a series of videos about cultivating better soil health in cotton fields.

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 03-07-2022" ET Report 03-07-2022 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

Fifteen-year-old Xavier knows the anger within him will never leave. I can't ever get rid of it, he said. I've always wanted to just fight for no reason; I just had an anger issue, losing my temper quick with people, added Xavier, a ninth-grader in San Diego County.

Staff employees who weren't able to attend the Staff Performance Evaluations webinar on Tuesday may view the slide deck and recorded presentation, which are now posted on the Performance Management website. The timeline includes links to the March 8 webinar and slide deck: https://ucanr.

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Breaking news: UC Davis entomologists won three of the 12 student and professional awards given by the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America. The award-winning trio: Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo received the Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Award.

I recently moved houses and now have a beautiful yard to work with. Now the main question that has been running throw my mind since the day I went to the open house is, what am I going to plant?! All I keep thinking is "thank goodness I'm currently in the UC Master Gardener program!".

The Pacific Branch of Entomological Society of America (PBESA) has announced the 12 recipients of its 2022 student and professional awards. The winners will be recognized at PBESA's annual awards luncheon, set April 12 in Santa Rosa.

Ornamental Plant of the Month Chitalpa tashkentensis Edible Plant of the Month Tomatoes Book of the Month Braiding Sweetgrass Recipe of the Month Orange Bread Garden Guide Safety Notes We are very busy in March and April, see the fliers for details.

Benning Le, a MS student from the Choe laboratory successfully defended his MS thesis today (March 9, 2022). Benning's thesis research was on the development and laboratory / field testing of boric acid hydrogel bait targeting Argentine ant populations in agricultural settings.