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Cerano damage M206 vs M105
UC Rice Blog: Article

Cerano herbicide damage on M-206 vs. M-105

June 18, 2020
By Bruce A Linquist
This year we are conducting a study at the Rice Experiment Station to look at lodging differences between M-206 and M-105. There has been anecdotal evidence that M105 is more susceptible to lodging than M-206. We want to quantify this and see if we can manage N to reduce lodging if need be.
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oil bottles
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Bad Avocado Oil?

June 17, 2020
By Ben A Faber
The Romans were trying to stamp out and regulate adulterated olive oil 2,000 years ago. And now avocado oil has become profitable enough for it to become the focus of manipulation.
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Mexican citrus drought
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Mexican Citrus Growing?

June 17, 2020
By Ben A Faber
USDA Report on Mexican Citrus Industry This is a recent USDA report on the state of the Mexican citrus industry. It's interesting to hear how this industry is doing faced with HLB. And Drought.
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A honey bee dusted with pollen from the blanket flower, Gaillardia, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Pollen Power Reigns Supreme

June 16, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You may have lost track of the hours, days, weeks and months due to the coronavirus pandemic, but how can you forget National Pollinator Week? Especially if you've ventured out in your yard, garden or park and witnessed the pollinators doing what they do best.
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When Kira Olmos, 5, of Winters visited the Bohart Museum of Entomology  with her mother, Kendra Olmos, executive director of the Center for Water-Energy Efficiency, UC Davis Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, she wasn't at all sure--at first--about meeting a stick insect. This candid photo won an international award in the ACE competition. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Communicators Win Global Awards

June 16, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Three UC Davis-affiliated communication specialists won a total of six writing or photography awards in a global competition hosted by the international Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences (ACE).
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Child holding apple.
UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County: Article

4-H Sustainable You! Virtual Summer Camp Offered

June 16, 2020
By Rose M Hayden-Smith
Youth ages 9-12 will have an opportunity to learn what it means to be sustainable through fun activities in a virtual summer camp. The camp will be held July 20-24th, with campers meeting online daily from 10-11:30 a.m. The camp is free of charge, but pre-registration is required.
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mushroom clusters
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Much Found in Mulch

June 15, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Wandering around a mulched orchard is always an adventure. In the early days of commercial mulching of citrus orchards, it wasn't uncommon to come across golf balls, discarded wallets, and all kinds of things you would not want in your orchard.
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Agricultural employers are asked to share successful strategies as well as challenges for protecting workers from COVID-19. Photo by Hector Amezcua
Food Blog: Article

UC conducts survey of COVID-19 prevention on farms

June 12, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
All California growers, ranchers, farm labor contractors and ag supervisors are invited to complete a short survey about their experiences addressing COVID-19? in the workplace. The survey is being conducted by the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety.
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