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Earlier today (Sept. 18), UC President Janet Napolitano announced that she will be stepping down as president of the University in August 2020. President Napolitano joined UC as the first woman to lead the university in 2013.

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If you want to know what it's like to eat a bugdoesn't everybody?--ask an entomologist, a bug ambassador, or an entomophagist, one who eats insects. So we didBecause the Bohart Museum of Entomology is hosting an open house on entomophagy from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

On September 4th, we hosted the Soil Health and Cover Cropping Field Meeting on Staten Island in San Joaquin County. We would like to thank those who attended the meeting. The meeting handouts are now available from the Delta Crops website.

Before the San Joaquin Valley was cultivated, vast grasslands stretched from the Sierra to the Coast Range with soil that contained significant organic matter a diversity of live and dead plant material and microbes that are key to soil health.

Just a few shots below of some unusually large blackberries we are taking out of study looking at fertility modification and tunnel plastic management to reduce "reversion" in this crop (more to follow - it's an interesting study).

Throughout the conference, we covered topics ranging from foreign influence and shadow labs to Title IX compliance to predatory journals. It is a bit alarming how all of these topics seem to intersect now.

One of the frequently heard comments at the Vallejo Farmer's Market is I don't have the time or space for a garden. Well, folks looky here. This summer, I tried an experiment.

How ants can be good in ag production systems By: Madison Sankovitz, UCR Entomology, Ph.D. Candidate, Purcell Lab, UC Riverside Ants are often underappreciated in the United States for their natural benefits to agriculture.

El Mes de la Herencia Hispana comienza el 15 de septiembre y continua hasta el 15 de octubre. El propsito de la celebracin es reconocer las contribuciones y la presencia vital de hispanos y latinoamericanos a los Estados Unidos.