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ANR Employee News: Article

New tools in ANR communications toolkit

May 26, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
See what's new in the ANR communications toolkit at https://ucanr.edu/sites/communicationstoolkit. Upon request, new slide templates have been added to the kit. Google Slides A Google Slides version of our UC ANR Powerpoint template can be found in the UC Davis template gallery.
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ANR Employee News: Article

Join ANR Pride Month activities in June

May 26, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
ANR's LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group has lots of activities planned for celebrating Pride Month in June: interactive Zoom sessions and weekly emails on the history of Pride, LGBTQ+ basics, and more.
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Healthy Central Sierra: Article

New & Noteworthy this May

May 26, 2021
Visit these links for a round-up of recent health and nutrition news, information, and events. For general healthy eating information based on an expert analysis of nutrition research, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov. For individual questions, consult a registered dietitian or medical provider.
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

A Short Season? Managing Irrigated Pasture in a Drought Year

May 26, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
I sat (virtually) through a local irrigation district board meeting this morning. As you might imagine in a year like this, drought was on everybody's mind, from elected board members to staff to customers.
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Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension: Article

Turning Lab Reports Into Action 6/11

May 26, 2021
ZOOM WEBINAR / REGISTRATION REQUIRED JUNE 11, 2021 1-3:30 PM Registration fee $10 Continuing Education: CCA hours are pending approval Do you want to learn more about reading soil, water, and plant tissue reports?
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Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension: Article

Financial Help Opportunities for Cover Cropping

May 26, 2021
FREE WEBINAR WITH REGISTRATION!! THURSDAY, JUNE3 FROM11AM12:30PM COVER CROPPING OPPORTUNITIES IN SPECIALTY CROPS: Webinar and Virtual Site Visit Series by Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District and UC Cooperative Extension East Bay Crop Production and Urban Agriculture Programs...
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Juan Amado “Ado” Sales of the Shahid Siddique lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has received a coveted summer fellowship from the UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Ado Sales of Siddique Nematology Lab Receives URC-IIFH Fellowship

May 26, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis undergraduate student Juan Amado Ado Sales, a member of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology and a laboratory assistant for nematologist Shahid Siddique, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has just been awarded a coveted summer fellowship from the UC Davis Innovati...
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Ag Pass Flyer 2021
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Ag Pass in a Disaster

May 26, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Possession of an Ag Pass during a wildfire or similar disaster allows farmers and ranchers access to areas that may otherwise be restricted to the public so that they can protect or care for agricultural assets (such as by irrigating crops or feeding, watering, and transporting livestock) or provide...
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Tiny Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars on their host plant, Dutchman's Pipe, at Vallejo's Loma Vista Farm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Seen Any Pipevine Swallowtails Lately?

May 25, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Seen any Pipevine Swallowtails lately? The UC Davis Ecological Garden is teeming with eggs, larvae, pupa and adults. The butterflies there seem particularly fond of nectaring on Jupiter's beard, Centranthus ruber.
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