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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Looking back: 18 months of weeds

April 9, 2018
In the job listing for my position, weed identification and management were never explicitly mentioned. Natural resource efforts in the listing only mentioned water, forage, soils and the wide array of issues relating to rangeland ecosystem services.
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UC CalFresh Fresno/Madera Counties: Article

From Volunteer to Employee

April 9, 2018
By Coraima Linares
My journey to UC CalFresh was quite interesting. It started with two employees recruiting volunteers for the MEET program in my health class at Fresno State. I recall contemplating the idea of volunteering since I was going to have school commitments happening around the same time.
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chenopodium californicum
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Was That Weed?

April 9, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Occasionally plants show up in our office for identification and no one in the office knows what it is. So it's sent off to to others who might know. This was the case of a perennial amaranth, also called goosefoot for some reason. The is Chenopodium californicum, also know as Blitum californicum.
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San Joaquin County 4-H: Article

Central Area Presentation Day results

April 8, 2018
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Central Area Presentation Day on April 7th! In order to compete at this event they had to achieve a gold medal at County Presentation Day on February 3rd, and those that medaled at the area level will be eligible to enter the State Presentation Day...
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Honey bees love ceanothus, a plant that will be offered at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Saturday, April 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and at the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Nursery sale on April 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Rain Won't Cancel Open House, Plant Sale at UC Davis Bee Garden

April 6, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Think spring. Think ceanothus. Think salvia. Think pollinators. Despite the rain forecast, the open house and plant sale at the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the University of California, Davis, will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 7.
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Hoang Danh “Derrick” Nguyen, who is studying for his master's degree in entomology with major professor Christian Nansen, is shown here sampling insects from strawberry plants. (Photo by Christian Nansen)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Insects 'Living on the Edge': UC Davis Student Derrick Nguyen's Article in Prestigious Journal

April 6, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
DAVIS--Aerosmith sang about Livin' on the Edge, but many species of insects show a definite preference for living on the edges of fields and orchards, and this phenomenon can lead to more accurate monitoring and better pest management tactics, according to a UC Davis student's review published in th...
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Weeds in seedling alfalfa.
Alfalfa & Forage News: Article

Key to managing springtime weeds in seedling alfalfa stands: Patience

April 6, 2018
By Rachael Long
Yikes, my weed control didn't work! It's springtime and you're looking at your seedling alfalfa field that you planted late last fall. You have a great stand, but you're not quite satisfied with the level of weed control despite an earlier herbicide application.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Rocks are a Source of Nitrogen

April 6, 2018
By Ben A Faber
For centuries, the prevailing science has indicated that all of the nitrogen on Earth available to plants comes from the atmosphere. But a study from the University of California, Davis, indicates that more than a quarter comes from Earth's bedrock.
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