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FFAR Seeding Solutions RFA is coming soon – January 2020

December 18, 2019
By Kathleen P Nolan
Dear Colleagues, The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is accepting pre-applications for the Seeding Solutions funding opportunity, starting in January 2020. Seeding Solutions Grants are an open call for innovative research projects that support one of FFAR's Challenge Areas.
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Keith Knapp
ANR Employee News: Article

In memoriam: Keith C. Knapp

December 18, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Keith C. Knapp passed away on Nov. 27, 2019, surrounded by his family and friends, in Riverside. Born in Wichita, Kan, on July 28, 1950, Keith was the first son of William H. and Jane L. Knapp.
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James Lyons
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In memoriam: James M. Lyons

December 18, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
James M. Lyons, UC Davis professor emeritus of vegetable crops and founding director of the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, passed away Nov. 9, 2019. He was 90. Born and raised in Livermore, Jim earned a B.S. in Agricultural Economics at UC Berkeley.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Sunflower Volunteers

December 18, 2019
I love to plant sunflowers of different types and, at the end of summer, leave the sunflower heads to ripen and feed the birds. The birds make a mess when pulling the seeds out of the sunflower head, but nonetheless, it's quite entertaining to watch.
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Camminare noir has characteristics of cabernet sauvignon and petite sirah.
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UC Davis releases 5 grape varieties resistant to Pierce’s disease

December 18, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
For the first time since the 1980s, University of California, Davis, researchers have released new varieties of wine grapes. The five new varieties, three red and two white, are highly resistant to Pierce's disease, which costs California grape growers more than $100 million a year.
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