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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI is seeking a graduate student Sustainable Agriculture and Food Fellow

July 2, 2025
By Danielle Lee, Julia Nguyen, Kassandra A Bacon, Ron Strochlic
The Nutrition Policy Institute is seeking a University of California graduate student to join our efforts to improve food and nutrition security among currently and formerly incarcerated individuals in California. This fellowship opportunity is part of the 2025-2026 University of California Bonnie Reiss…
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The Confluence: Article

Reducing 1,2,3-TCP Contamination in Drinking Water

July 2, 2025
By Hope Hauptman
The Challenge of Clean Water AccessAcross the country, many communities are fighting an uphill battle to protect their drinking water. Newly detected chemicals that may pose health risks—known as emerging contaminants—often fall outside current regulations and are hard to remove with standard treatment…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda County: Page

Lake Merritt Trial Gardens: Self-Guided Tour

Visitors to the Lake Merritt Trial Gardens are invited to take a self-guided tour to find inspiration and see practical applications for growing plants and vegetables in our local, marine-influenced climate.
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 The 4-H year is from July - June. 4-H Members and Volunteers must renew their membership each year tocontinue to participate in the 4-H program. Current 4-H MembersFor projects and events that are continuing past the June 30 4-H year end, current 4-H members and volunteers may continue their…
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Float Two Videos

July 2, 2025
By Stephen Dampier
What is Lorem Ipsum?Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries,…
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Float Three Videos

July 2, 2025
By Stephen Dampier
What is Lorem Ipsum? Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five…
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UC Rice Blog: Article

Chlorine Seed Treatments

July 2, 2025
By Sarah Marsh Janish
 In the last month, I’ve had more frequent calls about how to cut costs, with several people mentioning cutting their chlorine seed soak treatment in an attempt to bring down their input costs. This seed soak is used to eliminate bakanae spores from rice seed and is one of the most effective methods to…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

The Alarming Disappearance of Honeybees

July 2, 2025
By Hedwig L Van Den Broeck
 by Stephen Guglielmana with the assistance of David GeorgeHave you been tracking the plight of commercial honeybee hives around the country this past year? It’s frightening. As a beekeeper and UC Master Gardener volunteer, I have been painfully aware of rising national honeybee hive collapse statistics…
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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

How's Your Garden Growing? Have Questions? Ask a Master Gardener!

Jul 13, 2025

Our Vegetable Gardening Class Series continues...giving less experienced vegetable growers the information they need to succeed.How's Your Garden Growing? Have Questions?Ask a Master Gardener!Every vegetable garden has its ups and downs by mid-summer. Some plants are thriving and giving it their all, while…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties
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