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Hot off the Subtropical Internet

May 13, 2019
By Ben A Faber
The latest newsletter from the UCCE Subtropical Crops Advisors and Specialists is available to read now: http://ceventura.ucanr.edu/newsletters/Topics_in_Subtropics79941.
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Alejandro Del Pozo-Valdivia, UC IPM advisor, was featured in the Entomological Society of America's “Standout ECPs” series, which highlights outstanding early career professionals who are doing great work in the profession.
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ANR in the news April 1-18

April 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
How One Entomologist Found His Calling as an IPM Facilitator (Entomology Today) Lina Bernaola, April 18 Alejandro Del Pozo-Valdivia, Ph.D., is currently an IPM entomology advisor at the University of California Cooperative Extension.
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Cows in a field. Photo credit: Stijn Te Strake on Unsplash
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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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UC Cooperative Extension ramps up its climate change response

April 23, 2019
Reposted from UCANR News While scientific reports continue to mount confirming that global climate change is increasing temperatures, causing more frequent weather extremes and raising the sea level in California, UC Cooperative Extension is working to ensure the worst predictions are avoided and Ca...
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"I saw more butterflies in the last 10 minutes than I've seen my entire life," Jason Suppes of UC South Coast REC wrote on Twitter.
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ANR in the news March 13-28

March 29, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
New Series of Nitrogen Management Advice Available (Cal Ag Today) March 28 California growers can download a new series of publications summarizing efficient nitrogen management practices from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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UCCE advisor David Haviland teaches children to respect insect life.
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UCCE advisor teaches children to respect insects

March 27, 2019
Children may have a natural tendency to squash bugs, but UC Cooperative Extension entomologist David Haviland encouraged them at the recent "Farm Day in the City" to think about the value of insects they find in their environments, reported Amanda Mason on 23ABC News in Bakersfield.
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Dinner conversation

March 24, 2019
Welcome to Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann who starts this week as an Urban Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor, based at the South Coast REC, with programmatic responsibilities in Orange and Los Angeles Counties.
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A painted lady, Vanessa cardui, photographed on lantana in Vacaville in 2015. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Painted Ladies on the Move

March 19, 2019
The painted ladies are on the move. Have you seen these migratory butterflies, Vanessa cardui, passing through California on their way to the Pacific Northwest? Me? No! Zero. Zilch. Zip.
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