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Sometimes there's a method to our madness, or madness to our method. Take the silver-spangled, orange-reddish butterfly, the Gulf Fritilllary (Agraulis vanillae). We spotted a female dive-bombing her host plant, the passionflower vine (Passiflora) in our pollinator garden in Vacaville.

In this Issue...

In this Issue...

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Kern County Statewide Giving Day! Join us on June 5th...

As a Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems student at UC Davis, I love having the opportunity to visit farms and ranches that are putting what I am learning in my classes into real practice. Pacific Star Gardens exceeded my expectations.

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Kern County Statewide Giving Day! Join us on June 5th...

May Brings Sunshine, Flowers and a New MG Graduating Class Welcome to All...

Also In this Issue CVDRMP Recommendations 2 NIR or Wet Chemistry?............. 3 By-Product Survey.... 4 Welcome Tim Hackmann.. 4 Waste Milk Quality.... 5 Antimicrobial Survey. 6 Horn Removal Options..

Reposted from UC Davis News Dead and dying trees dot the landscape in the Sierra Nevada during the region's recent drought.

The last post demonstrated the remarkable ability and unique features of aphids that allow them to rapidly boost their numbers and colonize their hosts in favorable conditions.