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A UC Davis doctoral student's newly published research analyzing the population genetics of Africanized honey bees in North and South America details how rapidly they spread to California and also chronicles their successes and limitations.

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased food insecurity among community's most vulnerable population. Food insecurity is a major public health issue in which low-income individuals are disproportionately affected.

Dear Colleagues, Please read the letter below from President Drake about tomorrow's presidential election. During these trying times, I strongly agree with his call to remember our shared UC community values.

Sometimes distant relationships are better than close relationships. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

by Matthew E. Navarro According to the American Horticultural Society, Opuntia are a genus of perennial cacti, ranging from small, alpine, ground cover plants to large, evergreen, tropical trees, with at times insignificant glochids.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Gardening myths can come from many sources. A fair number arise when information applicable to agriculture is misapplied to home gardens. Others are based on what seems like a logical extension of science.

The Notah Begay III Foundation is holding their annual Zero to 60 Challenge over the month of November. Can you drink more water (60 oz.

November is a prime month to enjoy pomegranates, which grow well in the Central Sierra and most of California. In fact, more than 90% of all the pomegranates grown for sale in the U.S. are produced here in California, where they enjoy sunny, dry summers.

If you missed this year's California Rice VIRTUAL Field Day, you can view it here. California Rice Virtual Field Day The full recording can be viewed here.

In times of drought and fire, gardeners can truly be heroes. What we plant, where we plant, and how we tend the plantings can individually and collectively impact our water supply, fire resistance, and stressed bird, bee, and insect populations.