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ANR News Releases: Article

USDA announces plenary speakers for 2022 Agricultural Outlook Forum

January 25, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Glenda Humiston to speak on market opportunities for climate smart agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today (Jan. 25) announced plenary speakers for the 2022 Agricultural Outlook Forum, themed New Paths to Sustainability and Productivity Growth to be held virtually Feb.
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Buttercup oxalis (Cedit: Jack Kelly Clark)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Common Winter Weeds

January 25, 2022
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Recent wet weather in many parts of the state has spurred emergence of winter weeds. How these weeds are managed varies by the type of weed and where it's growing. In IPM, identification is always the first step toward effective pest management.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

CWSS Student Winners!

January 25, 2022
By Thomas J Getts
It's 2022 and the California Weed Science Society was back in person at the Hyatt in Sacramento! It was touch and go leading up to the conference, but after it started everything seemed to go off without a hitch. There were lots of good exhibitors and a great lineup of speakers to listen to.
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Pink Muhly Grass
Spill the Beans: Article

An Olive, a Jasmine and Muhly Grass

January 24, 2022
by Melody Kendall This is the first of four articles describing plants and their care featured in the UC Master Gardeners of Napa County's low water, low maintenance area of Las Flores Learning Garden.
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ANR Employee News: Article

In memoriam: John Bruhn

January 24, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
John C. Bruhn, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, passed away Dec. 18, 2021. He was 81. Bruhn began his 37-year career (1969-2006) as a UCCE dairy food specialist in the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis.
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UC Rice Blog: Article

RESCHEDULED: 2022 Annual Rice Grower Meetings

January 24, 2022
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
RESCHEDULED 2022 Annual Rice Grower Meetings Sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension -------------- 5 Locations -------------- NEW: Virtual Option WHERE & WHEN Richvale: Monday, March 14, 8:30am, Evangelical Church, 5219 Church St.
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Farmers invited to tour cover crops in Sacramento Valley March 3

January 24, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Farmers and ranchers are invited on a tour to learn how to use cover crops to build soil health. A full-day tour of several cover crop sites in orchards and annual crop fields in the Sacramento Valley is being offered on March 3 by the Western Cover Crop Council's Southwest Region Committee.
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