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Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension: Article

Financial Help Opportunities for Cover Cropping

May 26, 2021
FREE WEBINAR WITH REGISTRATION!! THURSDAY, JUNE3 FROM11AM12:30PM COVER CROPPING OPPORTUNITIES IN SPECIALTY CROPS: Webinar and Virtual Site Visit Series by Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District and UC Cooperative Extension East Bay Crop Production and Urban Agriculture Programs...
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Juan Amado “Ado” Sales of the Shahid Siddique lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has received a coveted summer fellowship from the UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Ado Sales of Siddique Nematology Lab Receives URC-IIFH Fellowship

May 26, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis undergraduate student Juan Amado Ado Sales, a member of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology and a laboratory assistant for nematologist Shahid Siddique, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has just been awarded a coveted summer fellowship from the UC Davis Innovati...
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Ag Pass Flyer 2021
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Ag Pass in a Disaster

May 26, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Possession of an Ag Pass during a wildfire or similar disaster allows farmers and ranchers access to areas that may otherwise be restricted to the public so that they can protect or care for agricultural assets (such as by irrigating crops or feeding, watering, and transporting livestock) or provide...
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Tiny Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars on their host plant, Dutchman's Pipe, at Vallejo's Loma Vista Farm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Seen Any Pipevine Swallowtails Lately?

May 25, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Seen any Pipevine Swallowtails lately? The UC Davis Ecological Garden is teeming with eggs, larvae, pupa and adults. The butterflies there seem particularly fond of nectaring on Jupiter's beard, Centranthus ruber.
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ANR Adventures: Article

Community progress

May 25, 2021
By Wendy Powers
The Pleasanton City Council voted unanimously to offer an A priority for designing the Community Farm at Bernal Park, then phase the final project through completion. Initial steps include planting cover crops to condition the soil and provide a pollinator habitat.
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ANR Employee News: Article

Update on Accellion data breach

May 25, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC was one of more than 100 institutions targeted by a nationwide cyber-attack. As a result, certain university data was accessed without authorization. Protecting the UC community remains the university's top priority.
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ANR Employee News: Article

Urban Agriculture Workgroup invites new members

May 25, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The UC ANR Urban Agriculture Workgroup recently became official after years of meeting informally and is welcoming new members. The workgroup develops resources, training, and materials for the specific needs of California's urban farmers, and conducts applied research to address their needs.
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Debra Driskill, shown riding high in Alaska, retired from UC ANR in January.
ANR Employee News: Article

Debra Driskill retires after more than 30 years

May 25, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Debra Driskill, business officer for the Research and Extension Center System and office manager at ANR Desert Research and Extension Center, retired in January after more than 30 years of service to UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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