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Mark's weekend wind down
ANR Adventures: Article

Always an upside

October 13, 2021
By Wendy Powers
I am attending a virtual conference this week. This makes for long days, because the at home' work continues. I miss the old days when traveling to a conference meant you did not have to do double duty the conference, and the usual meetings back home.
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Making strawberry jam with pectin helps preserve the bright color. Photo credit: National Center for Home Food Preservation
Food Blog: Article

Pectin is not gelatin

October 13, 2021
By Susan Mosbacher
If you only have time to read this much: pectin is vegan-friendly. I was having lunch at an outdoor venue with a lovely vegetarian friend. When we got around to all things canning, I told her how excited I was to try a sugar-free jam recipe using a particular pectin. "I cannot eat jams with pectin.
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Frank Zalom, shown here by an almond tree, directed the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program for 16 years, 1986-2002. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

‘Entomological Giant’ Frank Zalom Named ESA Honorary Member

October 13, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis distinguished professor Frank Zalom, a noted integrated pest management (IPM) specialist and a past president of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), is a newly elected Honorary Member of the ESA, an honor bestowed for his long-term dedication and extraordinary contributions to the 7...
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October 2021 Livestock and Range News

October 13, 2021
*Consider ammoniating rice straw* *Cattle deworming considerations* *Don't forget the mineral* *Patching the eye when treating pinkeye* *Steps to plant and establish summer dormant fescue* *Monthly pasture production in the North Valley* *Ag producer's continuing education day* *Virtual water measur...
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October 2021 Livestock and Range News

October 13, 2021
*Consider ammoniating rice straw* *Cattle deworming considerations* *Don't forget the mineral* *Patching the eye when treating pinkeye* *Steps to plant and establish summer dormant fescue* *Monthly pasture production in the North Valley* *Ag producer's continuing education day* *Virtual water measur...
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