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ANR Employee News: Article

Will Suckow retires from UC ANR design career

June 25, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Senior artist Will Suckow retired from the UC ANR Publishing group on June 30, 2021, after 20 years of UC service. He leaves a legacy of innovation, beautiful design and high standards of quality and efficiency.
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three sisters
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Three Sisters Planting

June 25, 2021
There are many different legends surrounding the Three Sisters gardening practice in Native American culture where corn (maize) beans (pole kind) and squash are planted together. The story goes that beans, corn, and squash represent three Native American maidens.
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citrus yellow vein disease
Topics in Subtropics: Article

A Citrus Trojan Horse

June 25, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Scientists are hoping the RNA of an obscure infection can one day be used like a Trojan horse to deliver life-saving treatments to citrus trees. UCR microbiologist Kiran Gadhave examining citrus for yellow vein disease symptoms.
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Master Food Preservers San Bernardino County: Article

Chicken feet

June 25, 2021
Made a batch of chicken broth recently and pressure canned it up. For previous batches I have used a conglomeration of leftover chicken bones, carcasses, necks and such that I stash in my freezer for just such a use. For this batch I went shopping for some other things.
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Wildtending tools include collecting bags, loppers, and water, Janeva Sorenson
The Real Dirt: Article

Wildtending Walk #4: This Knowledge is Not Everywhere

June 25, 2021
Two quotes from the leaders of the May 25 Wildtending Walk at Verbena Fields in Chico are pertinent here. Toward the end of the walk Ali Meders-Knight, Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Specialist for the Mechoopda Tribe, said The more we understand this place together, the better off we'll be.
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The blister beetle is both a pollinator and a pest. It is a pest of alfalfa and is toxic to livestock, especially horses. This one is foraging on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifola) in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Day 4 of National Pollinator Week: Beetles

June 24, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When you think of pollinators, you think of bees, right? And well you should: honey bees are the global workhorses of the pollination community and pollinate about one-third of the food we eat, including fruits and vegetables and some nuts, primarily almonds (California's almond acreage exceeds 1.
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Two adult male wild turkeys strutting in grass with several female hens behind them.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Wild Turkeys: Is This a Pest?

June 24, 2021
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Have you seen wild turkeys wandering through your neighborhood? These American birds were once on the verge of extinction but now can be found foraging for food in urban and suburban neighborhoods. Some people enjoy the sight of a flock of wild turkeys strutting by their house.
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