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Vegetable Crops: Article

Grower Alert 2021

July 14, 2021
Resistance-breaking tomato spotted wilt virus has been identified in Northern Counties and Contra Costa and San Joaquin Counties. Click for more information.
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Plant Risk Evaluator (PRE)TM – PlantRight
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Assessing the potential invasion risk of ornamental plants

July 14, 2021
By Gale Perez
Marie Jasieniuk is a professor with the Dept. of Plant Sciences at UC Davis. A major pathway of introduction of non-native invasive plants into new geographical areas is the global horticultural trade in ornamental plants.
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A digger bee, Anthophora urbana in flight, as it heads for another catmint blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Ready or Not, Here I Come!

July 13, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ready or not, here I come! "Wait, can you slow down a bit?" I ask. "I can't focus when you move so fast!" No, sorry! I'm in a hurry! Anthophora urbana, a solitary, ground-nesting bee, frequents our garden to forage on the catmint (Nepeta) and lavender (Lavandula).
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Greg Gibbs named Development Services Executive Director

July 13, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
I am pleased to announce that Greg Gibbs has accepted our offer to be UC ANR's new Executive Director of Development Services. Greg succeeds Lorna Krkich, who retired on April 2. Many of you likely already know Greg as he has served as the Director of Major Gifts at UC ANR since 2017.
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Glenn County: Article

California Dairy Newsletter - Special Drought Edition July 2021

July 13, 2021
In this issue: Every Drop Counts Sorghum- Deficit Irrigation Corn Irrigation Strategies Culling Decisions Nitrate in Forages Cooling Cows ABOUT THIS ISSUE Its no secret that were in the midst of one of the most challenging droughts that our state has ever experienced.
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Weedy rice Type 3 (photo credit: Luis Espino)
UC Rice Blog: Article

Weedy Rice Workshop 2021

July 13, 2021
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
Date: August 3, 2021 Location: UCCE Sutter-Yuba Office 142A Garden Highway, Yuba City Register here! Free (lunch provided) Meeting Agenda 9:009:30 am Research Updates 2020-2021 (Whitney Brim-DeForest, CE Rice Advisor) 9:3010:00 am Weedy Rice Survey 2020 (Luis Espino, CE Rice Advisor) 10:00-10:15 am...
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