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Images of Merced rye at various stages of anthesis.
UC Small Grains Blog: Article

The risk of seed set by small grain cover crops

November 2, 2022
By Mark E Lundy
Cereal rye, triticale and oats are commonly used as cover crops in the Salinas Valley in fall grown (Aug/Sept to Oct/Nov) and overwintered (Oct/Nov to Feb/March) planting slots. A key issue for growers is when to terminate the cover crop.
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December 2021
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Getting Nervous... Again!

October 28, 2022
By Daniel K Macon
I suppose my obsession with the weather apps on my smartphone started during the 2013-2014 drought. I've always been a weather geek, but during that dry spell, I found myself constantly checking multiple apps to see if one held more hope for moisture than another.
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argentine ant and scale
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Ants OnLine

October 28, 2022
By Ben A Faber
You wanted to see where all those ants are coming from? Well here is the site to see what ants are where with their descriptions and images. The ant fauna of California comprises 8 subfamilies, 44 genera and approximately 300 species (of which 30 are introduced).
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A Bohart associate for some three decades, Bill Patterson is shown working in the Bohart Museum of Entomology in 2013. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)"
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bill Patterson and Doris Brown Selected 'Friends of the College'

October 28, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bohart Museum of Entomology associate and longtime butterfly collector Bill Patterson and his wife, Doris Brown, of Sacramento are the 2022 recipients of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' 'Friends of the College' Award.
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