Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of California
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Stories for the Year 2010

Story DateStory Title
Dec 21, 2010 New UC ant publication an authoritative guide for do-it-yourself ant control
Dec 21, 2010 Bay Area horticulture advisor to retire after 30 years of service
Dec 20, 2010 Smartphone users can report sudden oak death
Dec 15, 2010 Edstrom retires after helping quadruple almond yields
Dec 2, 2010 Discovery could disrupt mosquito's ability to spread dengue
Dec 1, 2010 Mike Murray retires after long career in Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties
Nov 24, 2010 Feeding the world: The top 100 questions for global agriculture
Nov 24, 2010 Small farm and biotech programs receive national kudos
Nov 23, 2010 Holiday plants last longer with care
Nov 19, 2010 Yellowjackets wreaking ecological havoc
Nov 9, 2010 2011 calendar raises public awareness about bees
Nov 1, 2010 Scientists confirm discovery of red palm weevil in California
Oct 25, 2010 Preserve good health by canning food properly
Oct 22, 2010 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Competitive Grants Program calls for proposals
Oct 20, 2010 UC ag programs rank at top of their fields in NRC report
Oct 19, 2010 As baby boomers retire, California faces wave of aging residents
Oct 18, 2010 Colony collapse disorder to be with us for a while
Oct 13, 2010 Tweeting from tractors: Social media for agriculturists
Oct 7, 2010 UC IPM helps maintenance gardeners learn about pesticide safety
Oct 4, 2010 UC launches new conservation tillage website
Oct 1, 2010 San Mateo and Fontana youth join in national 4-H science experiment
Sep 30, 2010 Researchers sequence genome of mosquito that spreads West Nile Virus
Sep 28, 2010 Forage symposium to address critical alfalfa and corn silage issues
Sep 22, 2010 A question that bugs many beginners
Sep 15, 2010 Smartphone app delivers soil data to growers in the field
Sep 15, 2010 Scientists work to minimize impact of high Sierra grazing
Sep 8, 2010 Grand opening celebration of Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven
Sep 7, 2010 Impacts of California's climate change policy topic of Oct. 4 conference
Aug 16, 2010 Scientists try to improve flavor of produce
Aug 11, 2010 Craigmill retires after 30 years of teaching people about toxic materials
Aug 9, 2010 Thousand cankers disease spreading east; now detected in Tennessee
Jul 28, 2010 Three ANR entomologists named ESA Fellows
Jul 27, 2010 Delta community members invited to discuss water
Jul 22, 2010 Hayden-Smith to discuss Victory Gardens in webinar
Jul 21, 2010 Ed Perry retires after 36 years with UC Cooperative Extension
Jul 16, 2010 Water Resources Center Archive proposal from UC Riverside accepted
Jul 13, 2010 UC entomologists blog about bugs for the Royal Entomological Society
Jul 13, 2010 UC Cooperative Extension’s Yvonne Savio is Horticulturist of the Year 2010
Jul 8, 2010 Sacramento leads nation in direct farm-to-consumer sales
Jul 6, 2010 Angora fire survivors to speak from experience at wildfire summit July 9
Jul 1, 2010 Jeanne George, 4-H advisor for Tehama and Glenn counties, retires
Jun 22, 2010 UC Riverside entomologist helps develop monitoring system for avocado imports
Jun 14, 2010 UC Riverside entomologists combat spread of mosquito-borne diseases
Jun 14, 2010 Kern County UC Cooperative Extension director Darlene Liesch retires
Jun 10, 2010 San Diego County UC Cooperative Extension director Terry Salmon retires
Jun 9, 2010 Tulare County’s 4-H advisor Carla Sousa retires June 30
May 28, 2010 UC Davis expert advises BP on chemical dispersants in gulf oil spill
May 28, 2010 UC helps Southeast Asian farmers expand the market for locally grown strawberries
May 24, 2010 Some wildlife carry E. coli on Central Coast
May 20, 2010 $1.7 million grant bankrolls nitrogen gene hunt
May 19, 2010 Merced 4-H junk drawer robotics: A great idea goes national
May 17, 2010 UC Davis researchers target thousand cankers disease
May 6, 2010 UC researchers rescue five orphaned Pacific fisher kits
May 5, 2010 UC Davis researchers study fruit fly odor detection
May 5, 2010 UC examines cost of beef cattle and goat production
May 4, 2010 The University of California launches a new food blog
Apr 30, 2010 4-H teams with KaBOOM! to build playground in Daly City
Apr 29, 2010 UC scientists continue the quest for alternatives to chemical fumigation
Apr 22, 2010 UC marks 50th anniversary of Sierra Foothill research station
Apr 20, 2010 Wine market outlook to be discussed at June symposium
Apr 15, 2010 New UC studies examine cost of producing beans, wheat, and walnut hulling-drying
Apr 13, 2010 New UC Davis study pinpoints the training needs for future plant breeders
Apr 13, 2010 UC Davis chemical ecologist Walter Leal receives C. W. Woodworth Award
Apr 12, 2010 Stem nematodes flare again in California alfalfa fields
Apr 8, 2010 "World is Fat" author Popkin to speak at UC Davis
Apr 5, 2010 Honey bee research receives big boost
Apr 1, 2010 Book documents Giannini Foundation's impact on California agriculture
Mar 31, 2010 4-H Million Trees receives SeaWorld Environmental Excellence Award
Mar 20, 2010 UC combats invasive species
Mar 17, 2010 UC to host workshop on effects of farm and food policy on obesity
Mar 15, 2010 Entomologists to discuss vector-borne diseases and their global impact
Mar 15, 2010 Scientists seek to understand how mosquitoes find their prey
Mar 10, 2010 UCR to host 3-day international meeting on drought
Mar 8, 2010 UC Cooperative Extension offers sheep shearing school
Mar 5, 2010 UC honors Santa Barbara farmer Jay Ruskey and UC apiculturist Eric Mussen
Mar 4, 2010 Gloria Barrett retires from Sacramento County UCCE
Feb 24, 2010 Eric Mussen wins Pedro Ilic award for outstanding educator
Feb 23, 2010 Horse stem-cell therapy conference draws veterinarians
Feb 17, 2010 Years of ecologically sound pest management documented in new report
Feb 12, 2010 UC examines cost of growing mixed vegetables on a small farm
Feb 12, 2010 UC examines cost of growing lemons
Feb 11, 2010 Waldvogel retires from UCCE, Sea Grant after 33 years
Feb 11, 2010 Dramatic changes in agriculture needed as world warms and grows
Feb 10, 2010 Ken Churches retires from helm of Calaveras County UC Cooperative Extension
Feb 1, 2010 Managing forests before and after wildfire topic of conference
Jan 27, 2010 Restoring streams improves fish habitat
Jan 14, 2010 UC Davis scientists find link between pain reliever and cardiovascular events
Jan 14, 2010 Mighty oaks succumbing to tiny invasive beetle need public’s help
Jan 14, 2010 Why some insects prefer non-native oaks and shun others
Jan 12, 2010 A million California farmworkers face high risk of diabetes, respiratory disease
Jan 12, 2010 IPM and biological control limit light brown apple moth damage in New Zealand

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