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Roth Mitchell-Extension-Botswana 220317
Conservation Agriculture: Article

CASI's Mitchell meets with researchers from Rothamsted Research in UK, March 17, 2022

March 20, 2022
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
March 20, 2022 CASI's Jeff Mitchell was invited to meet with eight researchers of the Rothamsted Research facility in Great Britain as part of a research exchange program organized by the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis along with several othe...
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Butterfly collections, like the Morpho displays, are a popular attraction at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Applications Due March 21 for UC Davis Bio Boot Camp

March 18, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If there are youngsters in your life who love insects, birds, and all things nature, tell them about the UC Davis Bio Boot Camps. The deadline to submit an application is 11 p.m., Monday, March 21. To apply, students must write a letter about why they want to attend Bio Boot Camp.
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coffee frost cloer
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Learning Coffee

March 18, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Who a thunk it, but coffee can grow in coastal California, because our latitude approximates the climate found in high altitude coffee growing areas found in Central America. And now there is a "small" industry growing here.
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A man wearing a UCANR logo hat and vest hangs a sticky trap in an orchard.
ANR News Releases: Article

UC ANR to hire 48 more UC Cooperative Extension advisors

March 18, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
From Del Norte, Siskiyou, and Modoc counties south through San Diego and Imperial counties, Californians will be seeing more University of California Cooperative Extension advisors in their communities.
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Biology professor Marc Johnson (right) of the University of Toronto, Mississauga, served as the principal investigator (PI) of the white clover project. With him are assistant professor Rob Ness (far left), co-PI and second author; and doctoral student James Santangelo, first author.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Global Research Project Shows Strong Evolutionary Adaptation of White Clover

March 17, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A newly published global study of white clover shows its strong evolutionary adaptation in urban environments despite human encroachment, tough conditions and climate change, according to a Global Urban Evolution (GLUE) Project team led by evolutionary ecologist Marc Johnson, a professor of biology...
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Thrips/TSWV Kings: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.
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Thrips/TSWV Fresno: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. Transplanting is under way (or soon will be). The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region.
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Thrips/TSWV Merced: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook The 2022 thrips season is upon us. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region.
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Thrips/TSWV Stanislaus county: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.
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Thrips/TSWV Eastern San Joaquin Co.: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook It's 2022 thrips season. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region.
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