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Margaret Lloyd grabs a handful of soil to examine in a field.
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UC offers resources for urban farmers at EcoFarm

January 16, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
University of California scientists will be participating in the 44th Annual EcoFarm Conference Jan. 17-20 in Pacific Grove. EcoFarm participants gather to celebrate and learn about advances in farming and food systems throughout the state.
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UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus Harry Kaya and UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey are longtime friends and colleagues. They are pictured here Dec. 17, 2023 in the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Meet Harry Kaya: A Giant in Entomology and Nematology

January 16, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus Harry Kaya visits the Bohart Museum of Entomology and chats with UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum, it's a reunion of longtime colleagues and friends.
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insect egg on citrus leaf
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Invasive Species and Climate Change

January 16, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Please join us for the INAUGURAL International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference (IISCCC) organized by the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network on January 30 and 31, 2024.
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Meet 4-H Placer County Ambassador and Club President Corea

January 12, 2024
By Matthew R Rodriguez
Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview 4-H youth member Corea who is also this year's 4-H county ambassador and club president for Dry Creek in Placer County. The following are Corea's responses to my questions.
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hlb tree pulled
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NEW HLB Research at UCR

January 12, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Three projects win funding to fight tree-killing bacteria AUTHOR:JULES BERNSTEIN, UCR With three new grants totaling more than $11 million, UC Riverside is helping lead the fight against citrus greening or Huanglongbing, a disease threatening citrus industries in the U.S. and worldwide.
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A cartoon from the William Ja lab. Ja, with the Herbert Wertheim Scripps UF Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology in Jupiter, Florida, will speak on "Eat, Excrete, & Die: Regulation of Homeostatic Behaviors and Aging in Drosophila" at 4:10 p.m., Monday, Jan. 22.
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UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Hosting Winter Seminars

January 10, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The winter seminars hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology are underway. All seminars are on Mondays at 4:10 p.m. in Room 122 of Briggs Hall and also will be on Zoom. The Zoom link: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/95882849672. No seminar will take place on Monday, Jan.
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Nematologist Shahid Siddique, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, chats with visitors at a UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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13th Annual UC Davis Biodiversity Day: Saturday, Feb. 10

January 10, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Plans are underway for the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a free "Super Science Day" for the public to observe science in action, and meet the scientists one-on-one. The event, set for Saturday, Feb.
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Los horticultores aprenden sobre los cultivos de cubiertas vegetales en una huerta de almendras del condado de Colusa. Fotografía por Evett Kilmartin
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Subsidio millonario impulsará prácticas a favor de la salud de la tierra y una agricultura climáticamente inteligente

January 10, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
Granjas regionales darn demostraciones sobre prcticas como el cultivo de cubiertas vegetales, reduccin de labranza, composta y mantillos, plantacin de setos y sistemas para optimizar el riego Un subsidio de cerca de dos millones de dlares permitir acelerar, a travs de sitios de demostracin en Califo...
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