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Donors Dig Deep to Support the Program on Big Dig Day!

July 7, 2020
By Melissa G Womack
BIG congratulations! Together UC ANR raised over $99,000 and the UC Master Gardener Program raised $60,425 in new support across the state with our second annual Big Dig Day campaign. This is an increase of more than four times the amount raised from last year.
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Giant buckwheat leaves are soft gray green, Laura Lukes
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The Giant Wild Buckwheat of California

July 3, 2020
An astounding number of species populate the wild buckwheat genus Eriogonum - over 250, according to the CALFLORA website. And, due to their propensity to hybridize, active speciation continues as we speak. There are species for almost every letter of the alphabet, from A (E. abertianum) to Z (E.
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The IT team helped ANR employees get equipment needed to work remotely when the coronavirus pandemic made it inadvisable to work in ANR offices.
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STAR award winners celebrated

June 19, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The 2019-2020 winners of UC ANR's Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards were recognized and celebrated on June 18. The awards reward outstanding individual and team performances by staff. Individual Awards Zeva Cho, 4-H Youth Development Program, CE San Mateo/San Francisco.
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Adult female polyphagous shot hole borer.<br>(Credit: A Eskalen)
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Invasive Spotlight: Shot Hole Borers

June 13, 2020
Small beetles are causing big problems in Southern California. Two closely related species, the polyphagous shot hole borer and the Kuroshio shot hole borer (collectively referred to as invasive shot hole borers), have been attacking more than 60 species of trees.
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heat damage to avocado leaves
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Heat Forecast - Be Ready

June 4, 2020
By Ben A Faber
From Fox Weather by way of CA Avocado Commission, hot weather is forecast for mid- to late- June This is a time to make sure that trees are adequately hydrated prior to the heat spell.
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Ellen Bruno discussed how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the food supply chain.
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ANR in the news May 1-15, 2020

May 31, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
How coronavirus is affecting the food supply (Spectrum News) Jennifer Rufer, May 15 Daniel Sumner, Executive Director of the University of California Agricultural Issues Center at UC Davis, tells Inside the Issues the meat shortage is a direct result of COVID-19.
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