Agriculture

Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

Why celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month?

September 30, 2019
By Ricardo A Vela
The purpose of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15October 15) is to recognize the contributions and vital presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States.
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Attendees at the CAMBP class on Oct. 19 will learn about "Advanced Anatomy and Physiology of the Honey Bee." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Registration Open for UC Davis Class on Bee Anatomy, Physiology

September 27, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program is sponsoring a daylong course on "Advanced Anatomy and Physiology of the Honey Bee" on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Harry H. Laidlaw Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road. The course, set from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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No till wheat corn
Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Soil Armor at the Dairy

September 26, 2019
By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo
When you think of armor, you might think of medieval knights protecting damsels in distress. For Frank Fernandes of Legacy Ranch, though, the damsel in distress is his soil.
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The parts of a honey bee include the head, thorax and abdomen. A class on "Advanced Anatomy and Physiology of the Honey Bee" takes place Oct. 19 at UC Davis, and is offered by the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program. This image was taken in Vacaville of a bee heading toward a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Learn About Honey Bee Anatomy at UC Davis Class

September 25, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Consider the honey bee. Like all insects, it has a head, thorax and abdomen. But are you familiar with the rest of its anatomy? Here's an opportunity to learn about "Advanced Anatomy and Physiology of the Honey Bee" in a class offered Saturday, Oct.
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Elvira Galvan Hack (center) with Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Hexter, and her daughter, Sierra Hack. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Elvira Galvan Hack: 'Invaluable Student Advisor'

September 25, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The crowd at the UC Davis Citations for Excellence ceremony broke into loud applause when emcee Darolyn Striley praised Elvira Galvan Hack, UC Davis staff academic advisor for students majoring in animal biology, as invaluable.
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Info sheet: Why do University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) publications include information on glyphosate?
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Addressing the Science Surrounding Glyphosate

September 25, 2019
By Gale Perez
From the Pests in the Urban Landscape blog :: Sept. 23, 2019 ANR: Agricultural and Natural Resources *********** UC ANR's charge is research and extension and we provide guidance about how to manage weeds using registered pesticides and by non-chemical methods.
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Visiting scholar Syed Fahad Shah and doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts (next to him) help youngsters make buttons at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Terrible Night for a Visiting Scholar at UC Davis

September 24, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It didn't appear that anything was wrong. He hid it well. "It's okay," he said quietly. "I'm okay." But what happened to him wasn't okay then, and it isn't okay now. On Saturday afternoon, Sept.
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Entomologist Syed Fahad Shah, shown here Sept. 21 at the Bohart Museum open house, was robbed at gunpoint on Sept. 20. Next to him is doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Visiting Scholar Robbed; Bohart Museum Sets Up Account

September 24, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A visiting scholar at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, was robbed at gunpoint Friday night, Sept. 20 when he was walking home along a bike path on Russell Boulevard, Davis. The Bohart Museum has set up a GoFundMe account to help him recover his losses.
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