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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

October 2020

October 13, 2020
POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON LOW DESERT ALFALFA SEEDLING ALFALFA 2019 INSECTICIDE TRIAL RESULTS YOUR INPUT NEEDED TO HELP TO DIRECT ALFALFA RESEARCH CAREER SPARKS INTERVIEWS WEBINAR FLYER BUILDING OUR LOCAL FOODSHED: GARDENING WEBINAR SERIES FLYER 2021 FIELD & VEGETABLE CROPS GUIDELINES ANNOUNC...
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The view from Gates Canyon Road on Sept. 25, 2020, following the Aug. 19th wildfire. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Rising from the Ashes--Some Day

October 13, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Note: We asked butterfly expert Arthur "Art" Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, to comment on the effect of the California wildfires on butterflies and their habitat.
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Árbol infectado por escarabajos barrenadores polífago
Nuestra Comunidad: Article

Aprende sobre los escarabajos invasores y cómo controlarlos… ¡en español!

October 13, 2020
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Durante el mes de octubre, UC ANR ofrece una serie de webinarios gratis sobre las plagas de rboles que estn afectando nuestra regin, incluyendo un webinario completamente en espaol. El tema? Los escarabajos barrenadores invasores (tambin conocidos como invasive shot hole borer o ISHB en ingles).
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Four boxes with two apple trees and two people below them. In the first box titled Inequality "Unequal access to opportunities" you see one person receive an apple while the other person has none, with a ? above their head. In the second box titled Equality? "Evenly distributed tools and assistance, both people have a ladder but one person still has more access to fruit on their side of the tree. In the third box titled Equity "Custom tools that identify and adress inequality, the person has a taller ladder
Coordinator News: Article

DEI Alliance New Member Outreach

October 13, 2020
By Marisa A Coyne
The Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) Alliance is an informal group of UC ANR personnel who have self-identified as being committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within UC Cooperative Extension.
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World Food Prize week

October 13, 2020
By Wendy Powers
There's another new face around UCCE San Diego! Gerardo Spinelli started Monday, October 12th as the Production Horticulture Advisor, based in San Diego, with programmatic responsibilities in San Diego County. Please welcome Jerry (back) to UC ANR.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Hannah Thompson and Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Daily Californian article on USDA school meal participation study

October 13, 2020
By Danielle Lee
Lorrene Ritchie, director and UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) specialist at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI), Hannah Thompson, NPI epidemiologist and research scientist at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and Marisa...
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UCCE-UC IPM Biologics Educational Webinar Series

October 13, 2020
By Zheng Wang
Hello Everyone, Rachael Long (Farm Advisor in Yolo County) and myself will collaborate with UC IPM to host a series of four 1-hour educational webinars regarding the use of biostimulants and plant growth regulators in crop production, with a focus on vegetable and field crops.
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