Nutrition & Health

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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Protect Yourself from Pesticides

February 20, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
If you've used disinfecting wipes to clean surfaces in your home, an herbicide to control weeds in your garden, or insect repellents while on a hike, then you have used a pesticide.
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Se urge a los dueños de aves de corral que las protejan de la gripa aviar. Embajadores del programa juvenil 4-H alimentan a gallinas del Rancho Elkus. Fotografía por Evett Kilmartin
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Alertan a dueños de aves de corral contra la gripa aviar

February 20, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
Expertos de Extensin Cooperativa de la Universidad de California urgen a los dueos de aves de corral, que eviten, por todos los medios, que estas entren en contacto con aves acuticas silvestres que suelen ser portadoras de la altamente cepa de la gripa aviar.
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Study examines associations among participants in safety-net programs with government perceptions, welfare stigma, and discrimination

February 15, 2024
By Brianna Aguayo Villalon, Richard Pulvera, Wendi Gosliner
Safety net programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP nationally and CalFresh in California, and the Earned Income Tax Credit, commonly known as EITC, provides great benefits to families facing economic hardship and food insecurity.
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Thyme to Garden: Winter Issue

February 15, 2024
Home Gardeners Are Important Keepers Of Biodiversity Growing Succulents is Easy and Fun Fruit Tree Pruning Add a Splash of Citrus to Your Yard by Hillie Salo Unlike larger agricultural production systems, home gardens have high levels of species diversity, and these species differ from those found i...
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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Sustainably manage pests using IPM!

February 14, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
In February we recognize Valentine's Day, President's Day, and Black History Month, but did you know it is also IPM month?
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