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Intern Student at Desert REC

April 11, 2019
Internships are a proven way to gain relevant knowledge, skills, and experience while establishing important connections in the field.
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Surendra Dara, UC Cooperative Extension advisor, explores innovative options to control pests using microbials as biological controls.
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ANR in the news March 1-11

March 13, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
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.
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Peach root-knot nematode-infected almond tree in a two-year-old orchard. Photo by Andreas Westphal
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February 2019 news clips

February 28, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Above average rainfall in February benefits strawberry crops in the Central Valley (ABC 30) Reuben Contreras, Feb. 28 Above average rainfall in February will help this year's harvest last through October. "It looks like it is in full bloom right now and it looks like it is going to rain.
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Names in the News

February 28, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
El-Kereamy named UCCE citrus specialist Ashraf El-Kereamy was appointed UC Cooperative Extension citrus horticultural specialist in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at UC Riverside on Feb. 1, 2019.
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California’s Top Counties for Agriculture

February 12, 2019
By Ben A Faber
California agriculture saw significant gains in 2017, with the state's counties experiencing a 5.1% jump in total production value. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) says combined sales, excluding timber, totaled $59.57 billion.
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Telling fortunes

February 10, 2019
Weekends go by quickly! I didn't accomplish much, but I didn't try very hard. Instead, I took to heart the words of a fortune cookie I had while in Mexico a couple of weeks ago. The fortune encouraged me to "Relax and Enjoy Yourself.
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Director Christina shows off the double-4 herringbone parlor at UABC
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Weekend agreements

February 3, 2019
I spent much of the weekend working. Although I wasn't able to login to Project Board, I know I have many dossiers to review. For those who prepared the documents and successfully uploaded them by Friday, close of business, I suspect you may have taken the weekend off.
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UC Cooperative Extension ramps up its climate change response

February 1, 2019
Return to UC Cooperative Extension | Agricultural Experiment Station 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 ens...
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Positioning for partnerships

January 29, 2019
Tomorrow I head to Imperial County to meet with essential partners from the nearby agriculture institute at the University in Mexicali. The group in Imperial County (both UCCE and DREC) already have strong relationships with the institute; we are considering how these might expand or be formalized.
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