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Checking out data are (from left) The Smart Spray team: computer scientist Gabriel Del Villar; agricultural entomologist Christian Nansen and computer scientist/student Alexander Recalde. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Agricultural Entomologist and Computer Students Develop an App for Strawberry Growers

November 1, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Strawberry growers now have a free smart phone application tool to predict spray coverage to combat such pests as two-spotted spider mites, lygus bugs and leafrollers, thanks to a three-year collaborative project involving UC Davis agricultural entomologist Christian Nansen and several UC Davis comp...
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ANR in the news October 1-15

November 1, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Why we need to treat wildfire as a public health issue in California (The Conversation) Faith Kearns and Max Moritz, Oct 15 As researchers who have worked extensively on fire in California, we believe it is time to treat fires that affect communities as the public health challenge they have become.
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photos by Stan Zervas
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Schinus molle

November 1, 2019
My front yard is dominated by a very old California Pepper Tree, Schinus molle, often called the Peruvian Pepper Tree as it is not native to California, but rather, native to the southern Andes mountains from Peru south to Bolivia also Chile and Argentina.
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Volume 71

November 1, 2019
Importance of Hand Washing; "Discovering" the Importance; Preventing Contamination; What Types of Diseases Can Hand Washing Prevent?
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4-H community educator Alena Pacheco (in green jacket), introduced Regent Estolano (in white pants) and Sen. Caballero (next to Pacheco) to UCCE Fresno partners Street Saints, who offer a safe place for youth after school where they can develop employment skills through 4-H activities.
ANR Employee News: Article

Regent Estolano, Senator Caballero tour UCCE Fresno

November 1, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR touches the lives of thousands of people in rural communities and urban centers alike, said state Senator Anna Caballero, after meeting UC Cooperative Extension staff and stakeholders in Fresno County. Caballero joined UC Regent Cecilia Estolano for a tour Sept.
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food flow map
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And Where Food Grows

November 1, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Although a state's actual agricultural export value cannot be measured directly, USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) estimates State exports of total and selected commodities based on US farm-cash-receipts data.
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