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Stories for the Year 2009

Story Date	Story Title
Dec 16, 2009	New UC studies examine cost of establishing and producing oranges, nectarines, peaches and plums
Dec 15, 2009	Classes offered to improve honey bee stock
Dec 8, 2009	Nominations open for farmer, agricultural educator awards
Dec 8, 2009	Don't blame cows for climate change
Nov 24, 2009	Thanks be to the bee
Nov 20, 2009	California's super-high-density olive sector thriving, study finds
Nov 19, 2009	California is important crop seed supplier, says UC study
Nov 4, 2009	New UC Web site helps farmers with business and marketing
Oct 29, 2009	UC publishes information for managing bats, spiders in urban settings
Oct 27, 2009	Research funding supports search for better biofuels
Oct 26, 2009	Human odor that lures mosquitoes identified
Oct 19, 2009	What insect studies tell us about human lifespan
Oct 19, 2009	New wood-decay diagnostic tool to be introduced Oct. 22
Oct 6, 2009	Tulare conference offers advances in agricultural technology Nov. 18
Sep 29, 2009	Food scarcity and prices likely to rise without infusion of ag research dollars, economists predict
Sep 28, 2009	California 4-H youth to create biofuel Oct. 7
Sep 24, 2009	Gulf Fritillary is back
Sep 21, 2009	Survey reports food safety costs doubled for California leafy greens growers
Sep 18, 2009	Farmers to “Improve Odds of Profitability” at December alfalfa conference
Sep 17, 2009	UC studies outline costs of producing romaine and iceberg lettuce
Sep 16, 2009	The 50th anniversary of a great idea
Sep 1, 2009	Bee biology Web site focuses on honey bees, native bees
Sep 1, 2009	Growing more with less water
Aug 28, 2009	University of California offers free publications to Californians
Aug 26, 2009	California homeowners can help stave off exotic citrus disease
Aug 25, 2009	Mark Freeman, UC citrus and nut crops advisor, retires
Aug 7, 2009	UC studies show costs of producing sudan and sorghum
Aug 4, 2009	UC Riverside releases new citrus variety
Jul 28, 2009	Juan Guerrero retires following 25 years of agricultural research and extension
Jul 27, 2009	Survey shows California farmers profit from agritourism
Jul 24, 2009	UC environmental horticulture advisor Mike Henry has retired
Jul 21, 2009	Climate change threatens fruit and nut tree production
Jul 20, 2009	Daniel Hagillih, South Coast research center director, retires
Jul 10, 2009	Dooley to present ANR Strategic Vision to regents
Jul 9, 2009	Researchers use mosquitoes to kill mosquitoes
Jul 9, 2009	Native bees thrive in California urban gardens
Jul 6, 2009	Sixty-three years of California Agriculture journal now online
Jul 2, 2009	Beetle and fungus threatens black walnut trees, scientists warn
Jul 1, 2009	The fate of the Pacific fisher the topic of Fresno convocation
Jul 1, 2009	New UC studies examine cost of producing small grain silage, wheat, potatoes, pasture, corn silage, organic leaf lettuce, blueberries and winegrapes
Jun 23, 2009	How green is the Central Valley?
Jun 23, 2009	Modoc County advisor retires on June 29
Jun 22, 2009	From researching fundamental insect biology to tackling asthma
Jun 22, 2009	The University of California launches a new gardening Web site
Jun 19, 2009	Plant communication: Sagebrush engage in self-recognition and warn of danger
Jun 18, 2009	San Joaquin County agricultural leader and farm advisor, Mick Canevari, retires
Jun 11, 2009	Farm advisor Mario Moratorio retires from UC Cooperative Extension
Jun 11, 2009	‘Honey bee health’ a concern at upcoming Western Apicultural Society Conference
Jun 4, 2009	Fred Swanson, the leader who carried out the Kearney vision, to retire
Jun 3, 2009	Child Obesity Conference in LA June 9-12
Jun 1, 2009	Seed exchange moves transgenes through Mexican maize
May 29, 2009	Scientists from Ho Chi Minh City tour UC Davis bee facility and Central Valley beekeeping operations
May 26, 2009	Franklin's bumble bee may be extinct, UC Davis researcher says
May 20, 2009	Eleven-year-old raises $733 for honey bee research at UC Davis
May 19, 2009	UC forms Animal Welfare Advisory Council
May 12, 2009	UC honors its scientists for outstanding service
May 8, 2009	Landscaping can protect homes from wildfire, conserve water during droughts
May 7, 2009	Events examine how to farm blueberries, blackberries in Central Valley
May 7, 2009	Ray awarded mosquito research grant from Gates Foundation
Apr 21, 2009	California olive oil is worth the splurge
Apr 14, 2009	UC scientists to discuss climate change and California rangelands
Apr 8, 2009	"Bugs in My Alibi" documentary to air April 10
Apr 7, 2009	“Unequivocal”: How climate change will transform California
Mar 30, 2009	UC academic becomes site manager of San Joaquin Experimental Range
Mar 26, 2009	Pest management specialist Charles Summers wins Woodworth Award
Mar 25, 2009	UC Cooperative Extension county director Diane Metz to retire April 1
Mar 24, 2009	UC Cooperative Extension team wins Circle of Life award
Mar 24, 2009	University of California adds second course to free, online pesticide training for retail employees
Mar 20, 2009	UC scientist: Less water makes more cents
Mar 19, 2009	Dooley appointed UC senior vice president for external relations
Mar 18, 2009	Sudden outbreak of alfalfa stem nematode tackled by UC Cooperative Extension
Mar 10, 2009	Insect research leads to human drug
Mar 5, 2009	UC offers online grazing management course
Mar 5, 2009	UC Cooperative Extension Rice Production Workshop
Feb 26, 2009	Why California should consider Australia's "Prepare, stay and defend" wildfire policy
Feb 25, 2009	Pedro Ilic Awards to honor Placer farmer, Santa Cruz educator
Feb 19, 2009	New UC strip-tillage online publication for farmers
Feb 6, 2009	'Honey of a Garden" at UC Davis Laidlaw Facility
Feb 5, 2009	Host shift triggers cascading effect on ecosystem, research finds
Feb 4, 2009	Water shortage threatens to curb UC research
Jan 27, 2009	Agritourism survey aims to quantify impacts on California farms, ranches
Jan 22, 2009	Preventative phosphonate treatment for sudden oak death effective for up to two years
Jan 22, 2009	Pest control research leads to drug that reduces heart enlargement
Jan 21, 2009	Home cooking is one way to turn around obesity trend
Jan 16, 2009	The young bee crusaders: Helping to save the honey bees
Jan 13, 2009	Combination lure for mealybugs cuts costs
Jan 13, 2008	Farmers, grocers connect for ‘local’ Solano County food
Jan 8, 2009	Hanford farmer Dino Giacomazzi honored for conservation tillage innovation
Jan 7, 2009	NOW prefer pistachios, not almonds

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