Ongoing research

Outstanding in the Field: Views from North Coast Rangeland: Article

Prescriptive Grazing as a Vegetation Management Tool

February 22, 2019
Prescriptive Grazing as a Vegetation Management Tool Stephanie Larson & John Gorman Working landscape ecosystems provide benefits to the landowner and to all life forms living or passing through that land.
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ANR Employee News: Article

In memoriam: David Towle

February 22, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
David Towle, former assistant director of the Research and Extension Center- Administrative Office system, passed away on Feb. 13, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was 73.
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If you use the labor readiness self-assessment tool listed below, part of your results will include a capture graph like this and a detailed interpretation of each labor-related area and how you can improve.
Farming in the Foothills: Article

Everything You Want to Know About Labor but Are Afraid to Ask

February 22, 2019
By Cindy Fake
Do you have questions about hiring farm employees? Are you considering making the jump from farmer to owner-operator? We have compiled a few key questions you might want to ask yourself if you answered yes to either of those two questions.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocado Disease on High

February 22, 2019
By Ben A Faber
And maybe a lot of other problems like Shot Hole Borer-Fusarium Dieback in Avocado and other California tree species and maybe Huanglongbing in citrus. GAINESVILLE, Fla.
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Blue Oak leaves and acorn shells. Photo by Eugene Zelenko.
The Real Dirt: Article

The Blue Oak

February 22, 2019
Finding an Ecological Niche: Selected Foothill Woodland and Chaparral Species, Part 1 of 3: The Blue Oak By Laura Lukes, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, February 22, 2019 [Note: Blue oak (Quercus douglasii), gray pine (Pinus sabiniana), and buckeye (Aesculus californica) are three species that t...
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UC Davis doctoral student and nematologist Christopher Pagan shows nematode specimens to visitors at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

More Nematodes in Outer Space?

February 21, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
More nematodes in outer space? It's true. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Pheronym, a company in Alachua, Fla.
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Leptospirosis Study at UC Davis

February 21, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
While Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that can occurs worldwide, it is more common in tropical and sub-tropical areas. For example, Leptospirosis is a relatively frequent disease in Mexico.
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