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What's That Egg?

September 21, 2020
By Ben A Faber
I recently got a request for the id of an insect egg from a Santa Barbara PCA. I didnt have a clue, so sent it on to David Haviland, a CE entomolgy advisor in Kern Co.
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Pedro Carvalho
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Names in the News

August 31, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Carvalho named UCCE feedlot management specialist Pedro Carvalho joined UC ANR as a UC Cooperative Extension feedlot management specialist in the UC Davis Department of Animal Science, located in Imperial County, on Aug. 1, 2020.
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Citrus Tree Gall

August 27, 2020
By Ben A Faber
There are always new things to see in the field. Some things show up on occasion, but reliably, like citrus leafminer starts damaging new leaves in the fall. You start to see the leaf spots from Persea mite in the fall, even though they started their nesting/feeding activities in the late spring.
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Nathanael puts up fencing for the sheep. Photo from https://fibershed.org/2019/09/04/california-cotton-fields-nathanael-siemens-on-a-10-acre-model-toward-regeneration/
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Grower Profile #3: Nathanael Siemens, Fat Uncle Farms

August 3, 2020
Practices: No-till, animal integration, alley cropping, poly cropping, composting, and cover cropping Nathanael Siemens is an organic grower juggling a variety of crops, fields, and systems across California. He has a 150 acre farm in Modoc County and another 10 acres in Kern County.
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Carlos Crisosto on right
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Outstanding work recognized with Distinguished Service Awards

July 27, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Outstanding work recognized with Distinguished Service Awards Sponsored by UC ANR and Academic Assembly Council, the Distinguished Service Awards (DSA) recognize service and academic excellence in UC Cooperative Extension over a significant period of time.
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