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Congrats to Newly Appointed Associate Dean Jason Bond!
Congratulations to Professor Jason Bond, the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed...

Jason Bond Appointed Associate Dean for Agricultural Sciences
Professor Jason Bond, the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair, UC Davis Department...

Halloween Miku
      Got your pumpkins grown?Have them ready for HalloweenFun and spooky time

Go for the Smell
It turns out, specially trained dogs can find citrus trees infested with Asian Citrus Psyllid...

HLB Resistant Rootstock!!!
ARS Citrus Rootstocks: A Success Story The United Nations General Assembly designated 2021 as the...

Good News on the Monarch Butterfly Front
She came, she saw, she oviposited, she nectared and she left.  That's the extent of our sole...

Bonding LGDs to Cattle - #4
Which Dog? And How Many? One of the hazards of referring to livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) as...

Gala Apples are Delicious
Two springs ago while shopping at a big box store in Vallejo in the pre-Covid era, I purchased a...

Open Enrollment starts Oct. 28
Open enrollment will start Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, at 8 a.m. and end Friday, Nov....

Growing Garlic
Fall is the best time to plant garlic for a summer harvest.  Both the softneck and hardneck...

The Boh-Art Drawing Helps Mark an Important Anniversary
Insect enthusiasts will love the Bohart Museum of Entomology's latest art piece, commissioned as...

Targeting Tumors: Hammock Lab Collaborator Receives Prestigious Honor
A research laboratory that collaborates with UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock on...

Swarming Termites Looking for Love
It's that time of year again: termite swarm season! Western subterranean termites, Reticulitermes...

Can California native plants be used as cover crops to benefit farmers and native ecosystems?
In late February, in an almond orchard in the Sacramento Valley, the fall-planted cover crop mix of...

Adler Dillman to Share Research on Parasitic Worms and the Venom They Release in Us
Parasitologist Adler Dillman, an associate professor of parasitology at UC Riverside, will...

Upcoming Meetings of Interest - Update!
Due to the anticipated rain this weekend, we are postponing the Compost Workshop, previously...

Employee comment sought on abusive conduct/bullying in the workplace policy
The University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential...

9 Scary Plants to get you into the Halloween Spirit!
While mums, pumpkins and apple spices usually signal the fall season has arrived, Halloween is...

New Tools to Improve N Management in California Small Grain Crops
UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension are excited to share newly developed tools that optimize...

Have Your Heard "Dried Out Yards Are Not A Virtue" on In The Garden Radio
This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, UC Master Gardener Host Kris Bonner speaks...