Rangelands

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Cows in a field. Photo credit: Stijn Te Strake on Unsplash
UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County: Article

California's Climate Smart Agriculture Programs

April 26, 2019
Hi again! In my first blog post I introduced myself and shared some information about climate smart agriculture. Today, I'd like to share more about what is being done in California and how that relates to the implementation of practices on the ground.
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Carbon Farming. Photo credit: LandSmart
UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County: Article

Farming For Carbon

April 26, 2019
The Nuts and Bolts of Carbon Farming I recently attended a Carbon Farm Plan Training hosting by Restoration Oaks Ranch, the Cachuma Resource Conservation District, and the Carbon Cycle Institute.
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Doctoral candidate Brendon Boudinot answers questions about insects in the Bug Doctor booth at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Bug Doctor Is In! Ask Me a Question!

April 25, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The doctor is in. The Bug Doctor, that is. If you attended the 105th annual UC Davis Picnic Day and headed for Briggs Hall, home of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, you encountered a booth lettered with "Bug Doctor" and a sign that read: Ask Me About Insects.
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Walter Leal, UC Davis distinguished professor, has been selected to deliver the ESA Founders' Memorial Award Lecture on Nov. 19 in St. Louis, Mo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Walter Leal Selected to Give ESA Founders' Memorial Award Lecture

April 24, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Breaking news and a well-deserved honor: Insect chemical ecologist Walter Leal, a distinguished professor at the University of California Davis, has just been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Award Lecture at the Entomological Society of America (ESA) meeting, to be held Nov. 17-20 in St.
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Western bluebird eating a caterpillar pest. Image by Glenn Bartley/VIREO.
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Birds are beneficial too!

April 24, 2019
Across the globe, scientists have shown that birds can be farmer allies. Insectivorous birds feed on damaging insect pests in many crops including coffee, cacao, oil palm, corn, cabbage and apples.
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Logan Loss, 6, of Rocklin talks about scorpions to Bohart associate and scorpion scientist Wade Spencer. The kindergarten student is an avid scorpion enthusiast. Also pictured are members of the Vacaville Brownie Girl Scout Troop (from left) Jayda Navarette, Keira Yu and Kendl Macklin, front. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

It Was a Scorpion Kind of Day at the Bohart Museum of Entomology

April 23, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Little Logan Loss of Rocklin is only 6 but already he knows more about scorpions than many, if not most, adults do. Logan, a visitor at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's recent open house on spiders and other arachnids, wowed the crowd with his knowledge of scorpions.
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UC ANR Climate Smart Farming and Climate Change Working Group

April 23, 2019
By Milton E Mcgiffen
University of California collaborates with CDFA on the Climate-Smart Farming program. Our commitment includes several farm advisors at locations across the state, and provides support to farmers who want to adapt to the impending change in climate and do what they can to mitigate.
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Carbon World Conference is in downtown LA

April 23, 2019
By Milton E Mcgiffen
North American Carbon World (NACW) is in downtown Los Angeles from April 24-26. The conference aims to bring together a wide range of participants from government to business to talk about carbon markets and climate policy. For more details see: https://www.nacwconference.
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Control burn 3 Lenya Quinn-Davidson
Outstanding in the Field: Views from North Coast Rangeland: Article

Prescribed Burning for Healthy Rangelands

April 23, 2019
By Stephanie R Larson
This spring, I am teaching the Santa Rosa Junior College Rangeland Management class. This is my opportunity to educate aspiring students on the importance of rangelands and how to manage them.
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Brownie Girl Scouts (from left) Jayda Navarette, Kendl Mackin and Keira Yu of Vacaville Troop 30477 react to the spider sensory activity. At right is postdoctoral fellow Vera Opatova of the Jason Bond lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Professor Jason Bond: 'A Spider Is Always Watching You!'

April 22, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Spiders are everywhere. You're never too far away from a spider; a spider is always watching you," Professor Jason Bond told the crowd at his town-hall presentation at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on arachnids.
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