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Svastra sunflower bee, Jeanette Alosi
The Real Dirt: Article

Why Attract Native Bees?

July 2, 2021
It's important to protect our bee populations because their survival and reproduction provides pollination benefits for agricultural, urban, and wildland environments. This is especially evident here when we welcome commercial bees to pollinate almond orchards each spring.
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July 1, 2021
Deep water your large landscape trees then let them dry out a bit before the next round. Be careful though because your citrus and avocados may drop fruit if allowed to dry out this month and next. Well-established, drought-tolerant plants are one of the exceptions.
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A female sunflower bee, Svastra obliqua expurgata, forages on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Life Is Not Always Sunny for the Sunflower Bee

July 1, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Life is not always sunny for the sunflower bee, Svastra obliqua, a native longhorned bee. The gals have trouble foraging when a male longhorned bee, Melissodes agilis, targets them. The male M. agilis are very territorial--and their kamikaze-like maneuvers are spectacular.
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The new Net Zero Initiative project will examine the effects of value-added dairy manure products. Composted dairy manure used as fertilizer shown in an almond orchard. Photo by Sat Darshan Khalsa
Food Blog: Article

Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative gets boost with $10 million research grant

July 1, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research has awarded a $10 million grant to support U.S. dairy's Net Zero Initiative as a critical on-farm pathway to advance the industrywide 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals set through the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
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Reminder: Proof of COVID-19 vaccine required by July 15

July 1, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
For the safety and well-being of the entire university community, UC has proposed a COVID-19 vaccination policy. This policy will require, with few exceptions, that all students, faculty and staff be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
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Adult California ground squirrel
From Soil to Science: Article

New online course on the management of ground squirrels and pocket gophers

July 1, 2021
Cheryl Reynolds, UC Statewide IPM Program UC Statewide IPM Program is pleased to announce that a new online course on managing ground squirrels and pocket gophers has been added to UC IPM's growing library of online training courses. This course consists of eight video segments recorded by Dr.
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Accellion breach to be discussed at July 15 town hall

July 1, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Join the ANR monthly town hall meeting 2-3 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, to learn more about the Accellion data breach. Our guest speakers will be Hoyt Sze, managing counsel of the Health Affairs & Technology Law Group at UC Office of the President, and Michael Bruemmer from Experian.
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ANR Employee News: Article

Reopening guidelines posted online

July 1, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR officially reopened all locations on July 1. Risk & Safety Services Director Brian Oatman and Interim Human Resources Executive Director Bethanie Brown recently reviewed and updated UC ANR's guidelines on re-opening and remote work.
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Split raspberry fruit with unsplit, less mature fruits.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Fruit Splitting in Raspberry

July 1, 2021
By Mark P Bolda
I was called by a local raspberry grower to figure out the situation depicted below. In short, the fruit has split and both the groups of druplets and the receptacle has separated.
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