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August 30, 2018 CASI hosts no-till pioneer, Francis Akolbila, of Ghana's Center for No-till Agriculture! August 27 28, 2018 A number of CASI Workgoup members graciously hosted a true pioneer in no-tillage conservation agriculture systems, Francis Akolbila of the Center for No-till Agriculture in Gh...

Dear Colleagues, In today's competitive funding extramural environment, research is shifting to teams. Coordinated teams of investigators with diverse skills and knowledge must integrate their work across disciplines to solve complex, multi-factorial social problems with multiple causes.

Steven Worker is the 4-H Youth Development Advisor for Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties. 4-H uses a variety of volunteers for it's programs.

It's time for more fun facts: Almonds represent approximately 29% of ag receipts in Stanislaus County and dairy brings in 18% Mechanical thinning of stone fruit translates to an estimated $1400/acre profit Nutria, a rodent pest, is a force to be reckoned with in California.

There's an old joke circulating among entomologists about excited novices contacting them about finding a "two-headed butterfly." Sounds like National Enquirer stuff, right? Wrong. Just two butterflies mating.

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Liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) is a tenacious weed that is well known to Central Coast nursery growers.

Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) is a perennial plant in the Convolvulaceae family (which is also the family of dodder (Cuscuta spp.), morningglories (Ipomoea spp.), and alkaliweed (Cressa truxillensis)).

UCCE advisors, UCCE specialists and academics coordinators are invited to attend a training workshop on conducting a needs assessment.

September 2018 Issue of The Roundup...