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Yum, Yum, Eatem UP - Avocados

March 23, 2020
By Ben A Faber
U.S. demand for avocados has increased steadily over the past two decades: per capita consumption of avocados has tripled since 2001 to 8 pounds per person in 2018. Total U.S. production in 2018 was 364 million pounds, with California the major producer, accounting for 93 percent of U.S.
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Harvesting Hedgerows

March 20, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Assessing the Potential of Elderberry as a California Specialty Crop Can plants typically grown in hedgerows also be a source of income? That's the question guiding a UC study on the potential for farmers to grow elderberries as a commercial crop - https://elderberry.ucdavis.
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DREC/Farm Smart remain OPEN as resource for community

March 19, 2020
By Stacey Amparano
For most of us, our work, social, and academic lives look much different this month in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Desert Research and Extension Center DREC is committed to continuing to work and available to assist our partners and stakeholders in our desert region.
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UC Online

March 19, 2020
By Ben A Faber
CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS ...0 Comments UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is available to assist Californians across the state during the new coronavirus crisis.
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Ranching - and Farm Advising - During a Pandemic

March 19, 2020
By Daniel K Macon
As I write this post on the morning of March 19, 2020, several of the counties surrounding Placer County, where I live, work, and ranch, have issued "shelter in place" orders in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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Agricultural entomologist and Cooperative Extension specialist Ian Grettenberger joined the faculty of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Entomology in January 2019. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Ian Grettenberger Targets a Variety of Pests

March 18, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Editor's Note: In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic precautions--when facilities are closing down--we're taking time to spotlight some of our UC Davis entomologists and their projects) Agricultural entomologist and Cooperative Extension specialist Ian Grettenberger, who joined the faculty of th...
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