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Pollination ecologist Alexander Harmon-Threatt focuses on the 80 percent of bees that nest underground.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Pollination Ecologist to Speak on Role of Soils in Bee Conservation Efforts

May 28, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Pollination ecologist Alexandra Harmon-Threatt, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, will speak on "Beyond Flowers; Examining the Role of Soils in Bee Conservation Efforts" at the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.
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finger lime plant
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Finger Limes?

May 28, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Trent Blare (tblare@ufl.edu), Assistant Professor in Food Resource Economics, University of Florida. There has been growing hype around finger limes from citrus growers, the retail sector, and their customers.
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May 25 sheep
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

A Short Season? Managing Irrigated Pasture in a Drought Year

May 26, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
I sat (virtually) through a local irrigation district board meeting this morning. As you might imagine in a year like this, drought was on everybody's mind, from elected board members to staff to customers.
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Ag Pass Flyer 2021
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Ag Pass in a Disaster

May 26, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Possession of an Ag Pass during a wildfire or similar disaster allows farmers and ranchers access to areas that may otherwise be restricted to the public so that they can protect or care for agricultural assets (such as by irrigating crops or feeding, watering, and transporting livestock) or provide...
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honey bee in avocado
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Avocado Pollination Payments?

May 24, 2021
By Ben A Faber
By Brittney Goodrich, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis If you own or manage a commercial avocado orchard, you have likely debated at one point or another whether to seek out honey bee colonies to pollinate your orchard,...
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bell bean
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Healthy Soils and Smart Agriculture

May 21, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Contributor: Kristian M Salgado Contributor: Emily Lovell Contributor: Caddie Bergren Contributor: Nicki Anderson Contributor: Shulamit Shroder Contributor: Samikshya Budhathoki Contributor: Esther Mosase Contributor: Valerie Perez UC ANR Climate Smart Agriculture Educator team assisted growers to w...
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