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Applying for Climate Smart Funding - Fast

April 22, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Office of Public Affairs posted: " A new tool designed to provide farmers and ranchers with essential information about applications for climate smart agriculture programs is now available online.
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Visitors at the 2019 UC Davis Picnic Day take images of forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and his display. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Meet Dr. Bob--aka 'Dr. Death'--at UC Davis Picnic Day

April 21, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you visit the Dr. Death booth (it's actually a table!) at Briggs Hall during the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 23, you'll meet "Dr. Bob." That would be forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal will deliver the keynote lecture at a global seminar chronicling the 70-year history of National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

CNPq Seminar to Spotlight UC Davis Scientists

April 21, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A global seminar chronicling the 70-year history of National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), the Brazilian equivalent of the National Science Foundation, will spotlight a series of scientists, including UC Davis scientists, in a keynote lecture by UC Davis distinguished...
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CropManage Hands on Workshop May 10th, 2022

April 21, 2022
By Michael D Cahn
Date: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 1pm 5pm Location: Watsonville Public Library 275 Main St., Suite 100, Watsonville, CA 95076 We will hold a hands-on training on CropManage.
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A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring aphids in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Who Doesn't Love a Ladybug?

April 20, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Who doesn't love a ladybug? Call them ladybugs, call them ladybirds, call them lady beetles, call them Coccinellidae, or just call them aphid eaters or deluxe aphid eaters. Or Joey Chestnut. Or Josephine Chestnut.
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Chickens peck at the soil in an outdoor pen.
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Poultry owners urged to protect birds from avian influenza virus

April 20, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza is currently infecting and killing wild birds and domestic birds in at least 29 states across the United States. A UC Agriculture and Natural Resources poultry expert urges commercial and backyard chicken owners to take precautions.
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Small Farm Program in SLO and Santa Barbara

April 20, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Hello From the Small Farm Program in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties! Kirsten Pearsons and Maria Orozco have recently joined the Small Farm Program in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.
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