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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

Western SARE request for proposals

May 6, 2024
By Kendra T Rose
Dear Colleagues, Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) 2024 request for proposals: Research and Education Grant Program: This grant program involves scientists, agricultural producers, and others using interdisciplinary approaches to advance sustainable agriculture at local a...
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Food Blog: Article

New UC study estimates blackberry production costs

May 6, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A new study that can help growers and other readers estimate costs and potential returns for blackberries grown on California's Central Coast was recently released by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Cooperative Extension and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
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Mix 1 at cover crop termination (3/18/2024).
SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Winter Cover Crop Variety Evaluation

May 6, 2024
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
With funding from the CDFA Healthy Soils Program and CA Rice Research Board, we are evaluating how well different cover crop species establish, provide soil coverage, affect soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, and/or impact rice yield in subsequent growing seasons.
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ANR Employee News: Article

Flexible work agreements and staff performance evaluations reminder

May 6, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Flexible Work Agreements Employees and supervisors should review Flexible Work Agreements annually to ensure the agreement is still meeting the needs of the employee and unit, including organizational goals, establish performance expectations and compliance considerations.
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Flexible work agreements and staff performance evaluations reminder

May 6, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Flexible Work Agreements Employees and supervisors should review Flexible Work Agreements annually to ensure the agreement is still meeting the needs of the employee and unit, including organizational goals, establish performance expectations and compliance considerations.
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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Home Landscaping for Fire Safety

May 6, 2024
By Help Desk Team
Living with the threat of wildfire is an unfortunate fact of life for Californians. While we cannot control wildfire, we can help minimize its destruction by practicing fire safe strategies which harden the landscape by reducing the vulnerability of your home and property to wildfire.
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Downybrome, Italian ryegrass, winter wheat
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Creative weed management approaches using forage crops

May 5, 2024
By Gale Perez
In my previous position as the Extension Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist with the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff, I focused my research efforts on intensifying and diversifying the winter wheat-fallow cropping system.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Low-Maintenance, Low-Water Gardens are Beautiful!

May 5, 2024
As the lead of the Low-Maintenance, Low-Water Garden at the Las Flores Learning Garden at Napa's Las Flores Community Center, my job is to keep the plants heathy and appealing. This includes seasonal pruning and, at this time of year, weeding, weeding and weeding.
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