Ongoing research

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Andreas Westphal, right, with long-time nematology staff research associate Tom Buzo.
Kearney news updates: Article

Kearney-based nematologist Andreas Westphal awarded tenure

May 11, 2018
By Jeannette Warnert
UC Riverside nematologist Andreas Westphal hosted lunch for staff and academics at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center May 11 in appreciation for their support. In April, he was awarded tenure.
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Lake County: Article

May 2018

May 11, 2018
Summer Camp Update, Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast SELL SELL SELL, 4-H Pull-Up Banner Photo Contest, Club Reports, Calendar of Events.
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photo by Karen Metz
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Death Among the Flowers

May 10, 2018
It had been a good day in the garden. I had gotten to spend six hours working in the back yard. Digging up some of the garlic chives in the raised bed had allowed me to plant a tomatillo and African blue basil.
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Millions of photos of avocado toast are posted to Instagram every day. (Photo: Pixabay)
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Avocados go from Meso-American backyards to 'world domination'

May 10, 2018
By Jeannette Warnert
Avocados, now riding a tide of popularity appearing on toast in cookbooks and trendy restaurant menus, came late to commercial agriculture, reported Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley in Gastropod, a podcast that looks at food through the lens of science and history.
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Jennifer Sowerwine discusses plantings with Jon Hoffman, farm manager of the UC Gill Tract Community Farm in Albany. PHOTO: Saul Bromberger
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

Continuing the mission of UC Cooperative Extension

May 10, 2018
By Julie Gipple
Jennifer Sowerwine helps restore culturally relevant food systems to immigrant and Native American populations The Karuk Tribe once lived on more than a million acres in remote Northern California.
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