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Southern Blight in vegetable crops...

Open enrollment news is coming early this year: Employees who belong to Western Health Advantage HMO (health maintenance organization) learned Aug. 26 that the university will drop WHA as a medical plan option next year.

In preparation for UCPath, a new version of the time reporting system (TRS) will be deployed in early September for August monthly timesheets. Monthly paid employees will use the new TRS to report August vacation and sick leave Wait until Monday, Sept. 9, to log into TRS (trs.ucdavis.

Check out the continuing learning opportunities through ANR Learning & Development. ANR Webinars are recorded and archived here. Equitable Futures ToolKit Webinar September 11, 2019 11am-noon PST Register here Brought to us by eXtension.org and Institute for the Future.

September 12, Field Meeting at the Nickels Soil Lab in Arbuckle...

Friday, September 13, 2019 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM We invite folks to an important information sharing opportunity at the Mendota, CA farm of Gary and Mari Martin on Friday, September 13th at 10:00 AM.

Tens of millions of people face malnutrition the world over. Fortunately, systems are in place to help anticipate famines and coordinate life-saving aid.

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August 27, 2019 Several CASI members recently stepped up to host Rick Reed, a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Conservation Agriculture leader, at their farms over a three-day period of ambitious farm tours here in California from August 23rd through August 27th.

If you're a beekeeper or plan to be a beekeeper, you're aware of Public Enemy No. 1. That would be the varroa mite, Varroa destructor, an eight-legged external parasite that attacks and feeds on honey bees. Those mites can spread viruses and decimate a healthy colony.