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Top row, left to right, Kamyar Aram, Marisa Coyne, Amer Fayad and Joy Hollingsworth. Bottom row, left to right, Susana Matias, Joji Muramoto, Mohamed Nouri and Kosana Suvocarev.

New advisors and specialists join UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

September 20, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
Eight academics joined the ranks of UC Cooperative Extension advisors, specialists and an academic coordinator over the last few months. The new academics are: Kamyar Aram UCCE specialty crops advisor Contra Costa County Kamyar Aram joined UC ANR in August 2019 as UCCE advisor in specialty crops.
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Clover thrives in soil with low nitrogen by Jack Kelly Clark, UC Statewide IPM Program
The Real Dirt: Article

What Weeds Can Tell Us

September 20, 2019
Every gardener knows that weeds are just plants in the wrong place. Webster's dictionary defines a weed as a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth; especially: one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants.
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Yes, milkweed bugs feed on oleander aphids. This is a large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) with an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Will Milkweed Bugs Eat Aphids?

September 19, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Yes, they will! Milkweed bugs gained the nickname of "seed eaters" for primarily eating the seeds of milkweed. Actually, they are opportunistic and generalists, says Hugh Dingle, emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis.
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photos by Stan Zervas
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Time for Fall Vegetables!

September 19, 2019
My plot at the Avant Community Garden in downtown Benicia had fallen into disrepair as the summer vegetables finished up their season. Time to clean it up and be a good neighbor. This summer my greatest success was with butternut squash, and my biggest failure again was tomatoes.
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UCCE specialist Jeff Dahlberg studies sorghum at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier.

UC research could help farmers face droughts worldwide

September 19, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
Sorghum is not only a potential drought-tolerant crop for the San Joaquin Valley, it also presents the opportunity for scientists to understand the mechanism behind drought tolerance at the genetic level, said UCCE sorghum specialist Jeff Dahlberg in a segment on ABC 30 Action News.
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