Agriculture

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Yao-“Fruit-Fly”-Cai has been playing drums since age 17. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bugs and Beat: Talented UC Davis Graduate Students Form Insect-Themed Band

July 3, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you missed hearing The Entomology Band performing in front of Briggs Hall during the recent UC Davis Picnic Day, not to worry. They're featured in a recent Entomology Today blog, published by the Entomological Society of America (and written by yours truly) and headlined "Bugs and Beat.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Register now for the 2018 Rice Production Workshop!

July 3, 2018
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
An in-depth workshop that covers the principles and practices of rice production: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 8:303:00 PM Lundberg Family Farms 5311 Midway Richvale, CA 95974 Program: 8:30 Sign in, pick up class materials 9:00 Introduction and Workshop Overview 9:10 Rice Growth and Development 9:30 Land...
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Nevada county Farm Trail Weekend logo
Agritourism Connections: Article

Year One: Organizing the first annual Nevada County Farm Trail Weekend

July 3, 2018
Nevada County, with gold country foothills and Sierra Nevada mountains, has almost 100,000 residents and many visitors. Nevada County Grown, dedicated to promoting, empowering and connecting local farmers, ranchers and food makers, is twelve years old and ready for new adventures.
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California Agriculture magazine cover
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Automated lettuce thinners and next generation mechanization

July 1, 2018
By Gale Perez
The recent California Agriculture magazine (April-June 2018 issue) has a couple of interesting articles: by Elizabeth Mosqueda, California State University; Richard Smith, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties; Dave Goorahoo, California State University; and Anil Shrestha, California State Un...
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Mark Gaskell shown among blackberries bushes, but the UC Cooperative Extension advisor is known for his pioneering work on blueberries and coffee in California.
ANR News Releases: Article

UCCE small farms advisor Mark Gaskell retires

June 29, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Mark Gaskell is best known these days for cultivating the idea of California-grown coffee that launched the emerging industry. But coffee isn't the first crop that Gaskell convinced California farmers could be locally grown.
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Mark Gaskell checks young coffee plants, wrapped to protect them from cold and wind, that pop singer Jason Mraz has interplanted with avocado trees in San Diego County.
ANR Employee News: Article

Mark Gaskell,UCCE small farms advisor, retires after 23 years

June 29, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Mark Gaskell is best known these days for cultivating the idea of California-grown coffee that launched the emerging industry. But coffee isn't the first crop that Gaskell convinced California farmers could be locally grown.
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