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Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County: Article

2021 Delta Grains Field Meeting

September 10, 2021
UC Cooperative Extension will host the annual Delta field meeting on Thursday, September 30th from 10:00-11:30am, on Tyler Island in Sacramento County. The agenda is pasted below and attached.
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Sampling a chocolate-covered cicada snack are (from left) Maxwell Arnold, Brennen Dyer, Iris Bright, Amberly Hackmann, and Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and a UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Would You Eat a Chocolate-Covered Cicada?

September 10, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Would you eat a chocolate-covered cicada? Yes? No? Maybe? Entomophagy is no problem for scientists at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis. They know where the office snacks are kept. The items includedrum rollchocolate-covered cicadas.
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Colusa County: Article

September 2021

September 10, 2021
Ornamental Plant of the Month Spring Bulbs Edible Plant of the Month Wild Blackberries Recipe of the Month Zucchini Mac and Cheese Book of the Month For the Love of Trees: A Celebration of People and Trees Listen to our podcast, A Garden Runs Through It, on radiocolusa.
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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

2021 Delta Grains Field Meeting

September 10, 2021
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension will host the annual Delta field meeting on Thursday, September 30th from 10:00-11:30am, on Tyler Island in Sacramento County. The agenda is pasted below and attached.
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UCCE Livestock & Range Topics: Article

USDA Expands Assistance for Drought-Impacted Ranchers

September 10, 2021
By John Harper
USDA Expands Assistance for Drought-Impacted Ranchers In response to severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week its plans to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing.
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Coordinator News: Article

Do you have a Qualtrics Account?

September 10, 2021
By Lauren L Snowden
What is Qualtrics? Qualtrics is web based software that allows the user to create surveys and generate reports without having any previous programming knowledge. Why use Qualtrics? Qualtrics enables you to do surveys, feedback and polls using a variety of distribution means.
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Ten more UCCE positions released for recruitment

September 10, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Following up on my July 20 announcement, I am pleased to announce 10 more UC Cooperative Extension positions are now released for recruitment. These positions are made possible by the historic 2021-22 state budget increase Governor Newsom approved in July.
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photo by Erin Mahaney
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Mini Love Watermelon

September 10, 2021
One danger with perusing seed catalogs in the winter is the inevitable, likely unwarranted, optimism that this year will be different.
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