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Keith Gilless, left, and Maggi Kelly, second from right, discussed wildfire at the Commonwealth Club on Dec. 4.
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December news clips

January 3, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Franz Niederholzer - 2019 New Year's Profile (Appeal-Democrat), Dec 31 https://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/franz-niederholzer---new-year-s-profile/article_071c961e-0d8a-11e9-b7a9-2ba8813a8968.html Keeping Up with Navel Infections (Dairy Herd Management) Emre Grdal and Noelia Silva del Rio, Dec.
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photo by Michelle Davis
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Where Did Those Spices Come From?

January 2, 2019
Baking persimmon cookies with chocolate chips for our annual Master Gardener Wreath Clinic, I began to wonder where the ingredients, especially the spices, I was using had come from.
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What's going on in the hive? World-renowned honey bee geneticist Robert Eugene “Rob” Page Jr., the 2018 recipient of the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will speak on "In Search of the Spirit of the Hive: a 30-Year Quest"--at 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29 in the International House, 10 College Park, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Rob Page: Searching for 'The Spirit of the Hive'

November 15, 2018
For the last three decades, he's been searching for the "The Spirit of the Hive." That would be world-renowned honey bee geneticist Robert Eugene (Rob) Page Jr., the 2018 recipient of the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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New News for Subtropicals

November 14, 2018
By Ben A Faber
TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE California Citrus Network: an online forum to facilitate communication and information exchange regarding California citrus High Density Planting for Avocado Production: A Chilean Perspective Avocado Brainstorming 2018 Meet our new subtropical crops specialist at UC Riverside AU...
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UCCE Delta field corn variety trial.
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2018 Field Corn Variety Trial Results

November 6, 2018
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
Table 1 shows the results of the 2018 UCCE Delta field corn variety trial, located on Tyler Island. Three replicate blocks of fourteen varieties were planted on May 9th by air planter. The fourteen varieties included 12 varieties submitted by seed companies and two submitted by the grower.
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October 2018 News Clips (10/16 - 10/31)

November 1, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Researchers studying cover crops near almond orchards (Western Farm Press) Tim Hearden, Oct. 31 University of California Cooperative Extension researchers have started field trials to analyze the benefits and trade-off of planting cover crops near or within almond production systems.
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Michael Jones
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Names in the News

November 1, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Jones named UCCE forestry advisor Michael Jones joined UCCE on Oct. 1, 2018, as the area forestry advisor in Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma counties. He specializes in forest entomology with a focus on forest health and integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests.
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Shannon Klisch
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Learning and Development opportunities

October 29, 2018
Communicating Your Story: Blogging Basics Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 9 a.m.10 a.m. Presenters: Rose Hayden-Smith and Cynthia Kintigh Join via Zoom: https://ucanr.zoom.
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