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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

USDA releases new report co-authored by NPI researchers showing that consistent 4-year participation in WIC is associated with better diet quality among low-income children

September 14, 2020
By Danielle Lee
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 (ITFPS-2) captures data on caregivers and their children over the first 6 years of the child's life after WIC enrollment to address a series of research questions...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weed science webinars

September 14, 2020
By Gale Perez
A few UC Cooperative Extension counties are hosting webinars. Below are a some weed science related topics. For more information on each webinar, click the corresponding link. WEBINAR Sep.
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ANR News Blog: Article

UC ANR experts suggest ways to ease California's fire crisis

September 14, 2020
By Jeannette Warnert
Three news articles over the last weekend shared comments from UC Agriculture and Natural Resource's experts about forest management practices that can help reduced the catastrophic wildfires being experiences in the West.
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Master Food Preserver SLO/SB Counties: Article

Sharing the Gift of Late Summer Figs

September 14, 2020
Photo credit: Katherine Soule In the last few months, the UC Master Food Preserver Program in the County of San Luis Obispo has received a couple of donations to support our mission to teach research-based practices of safe home food preservation to the residents of San Luis Obispo County.
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Spill the Beans: Article

Conservation Practices for Monarch Butterflies

September 14, 2020
By Rainer Hoenicke Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) biologist, Jennifer Kubel, presented a webinar on August 26, 2020, on agricultural and horticultural practices that could benefit Monarch butterflies.
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The Coastal Gardener : Article

Citrus Devastating Disease - Huanglongbing

September 12, 2020
By Sherida J Phibbs
Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Disease While counties behind the Redwood Curtain have thus far been immune to the effects of Huanglongbing disease, it is important for growers of citrus and related plants to know of this devastating disease.
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