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Ventura County 4-H: Article

"Bird Nerds" Win at 4-H Avian Bowl State Qualifier

February 25, 2019
On February 23, I went to the State Avian Bowl Qualifier in Fresno with my team to represent Ventura County. Our team name was the Bird Nerds. Our team included Scarlet James, our Captain, Olivia Willoughby, and myself, Sammy Belik.
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ANR Adventures: Article

Weeding out the non-essentials

February 25, 2019
By Wendy Powers
It's time, again, to start the weekend yard work routine. I spent a small part of the time this weekend weeding but didn't come close to catching up with all that somehow grew since Thanksgiving.
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Brady Holder (right) and brother, Riley, visit CASI’s NRI Project field in Five Points, CA, February 22, 2019
Conservation Agriculture: Article

Laton, CA Holder brothers tour NRI Project site in Five Points, CA!

February 25, 2019
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
February 22, 2019 Brady and his brother, Riley Holder, farmers in Laton, CA in California's San Joaquin Valley, came out to Five Points where they visited the NRI Project fields as part of CASI's Friday soil tour program and they also sat down with CASI's Jeff Mitchell to plan their application for...
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San Benito County: Article

Mentors Needed for 4-H Tech Wizards

February 25, 2019
Dear 4-H Families, Since 2015, the University of California Cooperative Extension, 4-H Youth Development Program in San Benito County has partnered with the Hollister Youth Alliance to implement the 4-H Tech Wizards Program, which uses science as a tool for youth 15 years and older to mentor younger...
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Marc Luff (second from right) and Ky Cooper (right) of Paicines Ranch along with Luff’s parents visiting the NRI Project field in Five Points, CA, February 22, 2019
Conservation Agriculture: Article

Paicines Ranch machinery experts visit NRI Project field in Five Points!

February 25, 2019
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
Paicines Ranch machinery experts visit NRI Project field in Five Points! February 22, 2019 Machinery experts, Ky Cooper and Marc Luff of Paicines Ranch, visited CASI's NRI Project field in Five Points and examined a number of Workgroup pieces of equipment as part of the Friday open house soil tour s...
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photo by Jennifer Baumbach
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Surrendering to Robin Cliches

February 25, 2019
A dozen dark shapes silhouetted in the dawn tracery of our Chinese tallow tree.[1] As usual a few flickers[2] yanking fruits but what are those smaller? Robins![3] The first sign of spring in January already. Exhilarating but one of those endless clichs.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Seeking Native Bees

February 25, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Over the last 100 million years, native species shaped our ecosystems. Now, farmers bring in non-native honeybee hives by the truckload to pollinate hectares of non-native crops. And the honeybees could be affecting how native bees do their job. In a 2013 study, Lucas A.
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Tiny desk, huge accomplishments – and his own bed

February 25, 2019
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
The bedroom he shared with his parents and three siblings included a bunk bed, a queen bed, two wardrobes and a narrow wooden table that served as his desk. That bedroom was where Alejandro Quiones lived through middle school and high school with his family.
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