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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

New California rice herbicide available in 2020: RebelEX®

June 25, 2020
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
From the UC Rice Blog (https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42838) A new herbicide is available this year for use in California rice: RebelEX, manufactured by Corteva. It is a premix of two other well-known herbicides: Clincher and Granite SC, both from Corteva.
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New Three Sisters Garden Video

June 25, 2020
We are proud to introduce a new video, 3 Sisters Garden, now available on our YouTube channel. Over a year and a half in the making, the video was made possible through the hard work of the 3 Sisters Garden crew and the inspired production of our video team.
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A honey bee struggles to fit inside a strawberry blossom. In the bee world, one size fits all.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Come on In--the Pollen's Fine

June 25, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
She didn't know it was National Pollinator Week. If she had, she would have paid it no mind. She just knew that this was some fine pollen as she struggled to fit inside the strawberry blossom. The honey bee, Apis mellifera, is like that: determined, decisive, and mission-bound.
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Alves' AMMP Project. Image by Dana Brady.
Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Alves Dairy successfully completes AMMP Grant

June 25, 2020
By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo
In Spring 2019, one of the owners from Alves Dairy reached out about applying for an Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) grant through CDFA.
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Healthy Central Sierra: Article

Nutrition Education Spotlight: Stay Active This Summer

June 25, 2020
Looking for motivation to stay active this summer? The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend adults engage in moderate physical activity for at least 2 1/2 hours each week - that's about 1/2 hour a day on most days.
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Kern County: Article

Volume 19, Spring 2020

June 25, 2020
An Automated Delivery System for Therapeutic Materials to Treat HLB Infected Citrus On-Farm Research Citrus Dry Root Rot Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell to Retire What are the UC Ag Experts Talking About? Memorial to Dr.
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A volunteer in a ball cap, face mast and white t-shirt wearing gloves, holding a harvest of orange carrots.
UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog: Article

Growing Creativity in the COVID-19 Era (Part 4 of 4)

June 25, 2020
For the past three months, COVID-19 and social distancing requirements have changed the way the UC Master Gardener Program serves our mission to extend trusted gardening information.
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