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Steve Nadler, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, presents a video on nematodes. (Screen shot)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Of Nematodes, Butterflies, Moths, Millipedes and Arachnids...

February 11, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Nematodes, butterflies, moths, arachnids, millipedes, and how to collect, preserve and identify insects are among the topics of videos showcased on the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month website. As of Feb.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Call for proposals for the Biomigrations: Food Justice, Security, and Sovereignty in the Americas conference, April 2-3, 2021

February 11, 2021
By Danielle Lee
The Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) Graduate Student Council is inviting graduate student scholars, community members, and artists to submit proposal abstracts of speeches, scholarly papers, or in-progress film/mixed media works to discuss at their first annual Food Systems Conference, titled Biomigr...
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Nuestra Comunidad: Article

Trabajadores del campo víctimas doble de la pandemia

February 9, 2021
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
English click here Debido a que los trabajadores agrcolas han sido calificados como esenciales desde el inicio de la pandemia, no han dejado de trabajar. Ellos continan plantando, cosechando y procesando los alimentos de la nacin durante incendios y la pandemia. "...
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Plant Breeding

February 5, 2021
By Ben A Faber
By sustainablesecurefoodblog Not many of us see Model T cars on the road today. This 1920's era car made car travel accessible for the middle class, but its last production was in 1927. Yet, some of the engineering that went into the Model T still has an impact on today's cars.
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Figure 1. Rainfall recorded at the CIMIS weather stations in the Salinas Valley between January 23 and February 2, 2021
Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Recent rains greatly benefited water storage in the Salinas Valley

February 4, 2021
By Michael D Cahn
The rain situation was beginning to look dire for our region before last week, with most major storms passing to the north of Monterey county. However, the storms that occurred last week were generated by an atmospheric river that was focused on the southern part of Monterey County.
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