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The Backyard Gardener: Article

Jardin Majorelle: A Moroccan Garden

December 17, 2019
Jardin Majorelle is located in Marrakech, Morocco. It was originally created by Jacque Majorelle (1886-1962), a French Orientalist painter and son of the famous Art Nouveau furniture designer Louis Majorelle. He was invited to Morocco in 1917 by a friend.
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Videos describing California pesticide rules and safety in Hmong is designed to help growers comply with state regulations. Information is presented in Hmong with English subtitles.
ANR News Releases: Article

Hmong-language pesticide safety videos now online

December 17, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
DPR, Fresno State and UCCE create pesticide safety videos with Hmong farmers A series of videos describing California pesticide rules and safety in Hmong is now available to view for free online.
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Tasting Dec 2019
UC ANR South Coast REC Field Events, Workshops, and Extension: Article

December 2019 Cherimoya Tasting

December 17, 2019
By Tamara J Majcherek
South Coast Research and Extension Center Cherimoya Tasting and Orchard Tour The South Coast Research and Extension Center hosted visitors coming from all over Southern California attending the annual Cherimoya Tasting on December 17, 2019.
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Worker training
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Apply Now: Pesticide Safety Educator

December 17, 2019
The UC Statewide IPM Program is hiring a Pesticide Safety Educator to coordinate with UC ANR advisors and specialists, government agencies, professional organizations, and others to plan, develop and deliver local pesticide safety educational programs for fieldworkers, pesticide handlers, pesticide...
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photos by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

My Little Tree

December 17, 2019
Thirty years ago, on a cold, foggy day in December, my husband and I packed up the home I had bought in Modesto, loaded all our belongings into a U-Haul truck and moved ourselves to Vacaville.
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Mechanical removal of winegrape shoots can reduce the amount of hand labor needed for vineyard management. Photo by Kaan Kurtural
Food Blog: Article

UC releases new cost studies for mechanized winegrape production

December 17, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
New studies provide details about trellis type, planting density, cost and potential benefit of vineyard mechanization UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' Agricultural Issues Center has released four new studies detailing the costs and returns of wine grape production in the southern San Joaquin V...
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UC Delivers: Article

UC ANR training improves food safety practices among Alameda County seniors

December 17, 2019
By Mary L Blackburn
Seniors with diminished learning and retention capacity, physical impairments, on multiple medicines, and with weakened immune systems are less able to fight foodborne pathogens. Adults over 60 years are more likely to have complications, be hospitalized, and die because of foodborne infections.
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