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CAAS 2023 Flyer (Final)
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Climate Action Symposium

May 12, 2023
By Ben A Faber
May25,2023 9:00AM4:00PM|FREE:RegistrationRequired D E A D L I N E M A Y 18 , 20 2 3 San Diego County Farm Bureau- Farm Hub Conference Room 420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025 The development of policies, programs, strategies and resources to support sustainable agriculture throughout Southern Calif...
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Several rice stems that have turned nearly black as a symptom of stem rot
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Stem Rot Management Update

May 12, 2023
By Consuelo B Baez Vega, Taiyu Guan
In general, rice diseases are not a big problem in California. However, in some fields, disease pressure can be high and can result in yield losses. One disease that can be found in practically every rice field is stem rot.
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Commercial Ranchers in Mendocino and Lake Reminder

May 11, 2023
By John Harper
I wanted to make sure you saw the final reminder for the climate-smart ag survey from UC Rangelands below. We want to make sure commercial-scale producers are well-represented in the responses. Please click bit.ly/rangeland23 to take the survey by May 15, 2023.
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Three smiling men sit at a round table in a conference hall.
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Hales to join UC ANR leadership team

May 10, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Brent Hales will be joining University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources as the new associate vice president for research and Cooperative Extension beginning July 1.
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waterfall
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Listen to the Water Symposium

May 10, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Thelma Hansen Symposium to Explore the Future of Water in Agriculture Webinar Series Presented by The Hansen Agricultural Research & Extension Center Three Consecutive Days of Discourse Each webinar will open to participants 5 minutes before 4:00 PM. See the Full Schedule: https://ucanr.
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Students at the Tremont Elementary School, Dixon, created this "Spring Has Sprung" basket of flowers and pollinators as their entry in the Dixon May Fair, May 11-14. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Spring Has Sprung: Bees, Butterflies and Blossoms Grace the Dixon May Fair

May 9, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Spring Has Sprung!" That's the theme of the 146th annual Dixon May Fair, the 36th District Agricultural Association. It's been a long, cold winter and we're ready for that! So are the exhibitors and fairgoers. When the fair opens Thursday, May 11 and continues through Sunday, May 14 at 655 S.
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A honey bee in flight, heading for a Phacelia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Professor Irene Newton: Inside the Honey Bee Gut

May 8, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"The honey bee gut is home to varied and diverse bacterial species," says Professor Irene Garcia Newton of Indiana University, Bloomington, who studies host-associated microbes.
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