Agriculture

Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

2024 Automated Technology Field day

May 30, 2024
By Paramveer Singh, Richard F Smith
University of California Cooperative Extension 2024 Automated Technology Field Day Thursday, June 27, 2024 9:00 a.m.
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Ocho estudiantes de sexto grado de la secundaria Evergreen presentaron los resultados y recomendaciones sobre actualización a la actividad física ante la junta escolar local. Fotografía cortesía de CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Shasta Cluster
Comunidades Saludables: Article

Estudiantes de sexto grado realizan una investigación y abogan por mejores recursos para realizar actividad física en su escuela

May 30, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
Estudiantes del condado de Tehama fueron liderados por el programa CalFresh Healthy Living, un educador de UCCE y sus maestros Estudiantes de sexto grado de una secundaria en el condado de Tehama vieron que necesitaban ms espacios y equipo para hacer actividad fsica en su plantel y aceptaron el reto...
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Bug Squad: Article

Why California's Fruit Fly Invasion Is in a Crisis Mode

May 29, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A noted authority on California's tropical fruit fly invasion says the state is in "crisis mode." "It's really serious," says UC Davis distinguished professor James R. Carey, a noted authority on the invasion of tropical fruit flies.
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A man standing behind a camera records another man interviewing a woman while sitting down.
ANR Employee News: Article

ANR regional meetings kick off with SoCal academics

May 28, 2024
By Saoimanu Sope
In late April, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources hosted its first regional meeting for UC Cooperative Extension advisors and specialists based in Southern California.
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This image won "best feature photo" from the international Association for Communication Excellence (ACE). It appeared on the Bug Sauad blog. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

UC ANR Communicators 'Ace' Awards Competition

May 28, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Six communicators with the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) won major awards from the international Association for Communication Excellence (ACE), a professional organization that supports and showcases science communication in agriculture, natural resources, and life and human science...
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Snakeflies

May 23, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Watch out ACP, Persea Mite, Avocado Thrips. Here comes Snake Fly. Not a snake. And not a fly. But a snakefly. It's always fun to be reminded that there are lots of different predators out there, and this one is one of the more voracious.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock is a 2024 recipient of a Graduate Studies Distinguished Graduate and Postdoctoral Mentoring Award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Hammock: Mentor Extraordinaire

May 22, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are alumni of the laboratory of UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock--they all praise him for his excellent mentoring, his love of science, and his caring personality. If you're a member of the Hammock lab, you're family.
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Sign reads: “New Variety! Monterey. This variety significantly produces more berries, which is why the price is lower.” Smaller sign: Organic Monterey $6 a basket.
Food Blog: Article

New UC study estimates costs for growing coastal organic strawberries

May 21, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A new study that can help growers and other readers estimate costs and potential returns for Central Coast organic strawberries was recently released by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Cooperative Extension and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
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