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UC ANR Day at the Capitol was held on March 26, 2019, to update California legislators and legislative staff on UC ANR's research and outreach projects.

CDFA awards grant for Proactive IPM program (Morning Ag Clips) April 30 The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded funding for one project in the initial funding cycle for the Proactive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Solutions grant program.

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.

Irrigated agriculture must always contend with salts. Five years of drought and its effects can magically disappear, but it will be back again. Low rainfall is the norm for California.

Water Quality Impacts on California Avocado A Collaborative Approach Sat Darshan S. Khalsa1 and Ben Faber2 1Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis 2Cooperative Extension Ventura County, UCANR Avocado consumption continues to grow both in the U.S. and around the globe.

A tensiometer is a very useful tool for monitoring soil moisture status of vegetable and berry crops. Compared to other sensors that often require equipment such as dataloggers or a computer to collect readings, tensiometers can be easily read by irrigators in the field.

My father was ahead of his time. Years before Americans were asked to, Jim Hayden ensured that our family conserved energy by keeping the thermostat low, turning off lights and taking "military" showers to reduce water use. My father also observed the speed limit.

Canning Workshop By Sarah Arana UCCE Master Food Preserver My grandmother used to can everything but I never paid attention. Now I want to can some of the produce from my garden. Where do I start? Jane S.

Narcissus are problematic in my Suisun City garden. Some naturalize well but others fizzle after a first season of bloom, producing only leaves until I find the time and energy to dig them out.

Western Innovator: Putting biologicals to work (Capital Press) Padma Nagappan, March 11 Early in life, Surendra Dara decided that no matter which field he chose, he needed to make an impact on it. Always interested in science, he chose agriculture and specialized in entomology.