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Grazing Panel - California Grazing
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Gold Award for Outstanding Educational Material

May 4, 2018
Sheila Barry, UCCE livestock and natural resources advisor in the Bay Area, and Stephanie Larson, UCCE livestock and range management advisor in Sonoma County, won the Gold Award for Outstanding Educational Material in the Promotional Materials category from the Association of Natural Resource Exten...
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IPM cards
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Need to identify a weed or pest in your garden, orchard or vineyard?

March 15, 2018
By Lucia G Varela
Want to know what bug is making holes in the leaves of you shrub or eating your fruit? Or what is the pesky weed you cannot get rid off? The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources publications have four sets of Pest Identification cards for you.
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Manure
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CDFA to Fund Alternative Manure Management Practices in 2018

March 7, 2018
By Randi A Black
Through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) was awarded $99 million for the 2018 Dairy Digester Research and Development (DDRDP) and Alternative Manure Management Programs (AMMP) in 2018.
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Local farmers tour Sebastopol’s Community Market during a UCCE Tour to Meet Buyers in December
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North Bay Farmers Explore New Local Sales Opportunities

March 7, 2018
Small- to mid-scale produce farmers know that direct marketing--that is to say, making sales directly to consumer at farmers markets, farm stands, and similar channels--cuts out middlemen and helps farmers retain the greatest portion of their sales.
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Thank you for participating in our citizen science project
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Citizen Science project: Backyard Chicken Egg Study

February 28, 2018
GOT EGGS? The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (UCD SVM) is providing free egg contaminant testing for backyard chicken owners in the state of California. Results will be shared individually with each owner, and cumulative results will be summarized and made available to the general public.
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