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Hemp growing in breeding plots at UC ANR's West Side Research and Extension Center in Five Points in September 2019.
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Early UC hemp research already yielding results

October 29, 2019
For the first time ever, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) researchers harvested an industrial hemp crop at one of its nine research and extension centers this fall. It's an interesting crop, said UC Cooperative Extension specialist Bob Hutmacher.
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Cindy Kron
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Names in the News

September 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Kron named area IPM advisor for North Coast Cindy Kron has joined UC Cooperative Extension as areawide IPM advisor for Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties.
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Cindy Kron
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New IPM Advisor Announced

September 24, 2019
We are pleased to welcome Cindy Kron, PhD as our Area Wide IPM Advisor for Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties.
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Most of the cannabis growers who responded to a 2018 survey reported gorwing their crop outdoors or in greenhouses, such as the hoop house shown here.
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UCCE survey results on cannabis cultivation

September 20, 2019
A UC Cooperative Extension survey of California registered and unregistered marijuana growers will help researchers, policy makers and the public better understand growing practices since cannabis sales, possession and cultivation first became legal for recreational use.
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