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Learn About Groundwater

May 3, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Thursday, May 6, 13, 20, 27, and June 3 (15 hours) 9:00am 12:00pm PDT (GMT -07:00) and Q&A 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT Understanding groundwater and watersheds and how we monitor, assess, and sustainably manage these resources is critical and integral to California Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs)...
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UC Davis doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts reads to her son, Griffin, born in April of 2020.
Bug Squad: Article

Happy 'World Robber Fly Day!'

April 30, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Do you know that today is "World Robber Fly Day?" "World Robber Day?" you ask. No, "World Robber Fly Day.
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weeds bordering avocado orchard

Glyphosate Impacts on Orchard Crops

April 30, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Article also published in California Weed Science Society Journal (March 2021 issue) -Brad Glyphosate is one of the most commonly used herbicides in orchard crops in California both in terms of treated acres and amount of active ingredient applied.
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A honey bee and a lygus bug sharing a batchelor button in the UC Davis Ecological Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Bee and the Lygus Bug

April 29, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ever seen a beneficial insect and a pest sharing the same blossom? At a recent visit to the UC Davis Ecological Garden at the Student Farm, we watched a honey bee, Apis mellifera, and a lygus bug nymph, Lygus hesperus, foraging on a batchelor button, Centaurea cyanus. The bee: the beneficial insect.
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All Things Avocado

April 28, 2021
By Ben A Faber
April 14 Seminar/Webinar Topic A big thank you to our Speakers Speaker & Topic: Lauren Garner - Horticulturist - on the new rootstocks Dave Headrick - Entomologist - on scouting avocados and updates on pest control Gabe Felipe - Mission Produce Manager - on pruning Johnny Rosecrans - Cal Poly Farm M...
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Harvesting organic alfalfa hay in Yolo County.
Alfalfa & Forage News: Article

Organic alfalfa hay cost study released

April 27, 2021
By Rachael Long
A new study that outlines costs and returns of establishing and producing organic alfalfa hay has been released by UC Cooperative Extension, the UC Agricultural Issues Center and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
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