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A video highlighting many of UC ANR's innovative approaches to achieve its mission in 2020 is now live on YouTube.
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Video reviews how UC ANR served California in 2020

January 13, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR Strategic Communications' Linda Forbes and Ricardo Vela made a video highlighting many of UCANR's 2020 accomplishments. The video is posted on YouTube at https://youtu.be/9puxX_HAC1s and the script is below.
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Best Use of Emojis by Sherwood Demonstration Garden in Placerville
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Development gives shout out to 2020 Giving Tuesday stars

December 22, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Over $196,000 was collected for UC ANR programs on Giving Tuesday this year. Thanks to colleagues all over the state promoting the campaign, the number of people donating to UC ANR also increased. UC ANR received 854 gifts from 736 donors this year, up from 580 gifts from 494 donors in 2019.
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Photo 13. Hairy nightshade (common summer annual that can survive into the winter)
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The importance of reducing winter weed host plants for INSV control

November 24, 2020
By Richard F Smith
Richard Smith is the UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crop Production and Weed Science Advisor for Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties and Daniel Hasegawa is a USDA ARS Research Entomologist for the Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit in Salinas, California.
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Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers on December 3

November 14, 2020
By Devii R Rao
The San Benito County Weed Management Area is hosting their 19th Annual Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers on Thursday, December 3 from 8:00 am to 11:40 am. 2.5 hours of pesticide continuing education credit (including 0.
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2020 Forage Production in San Benito County

September 17, 2020
By Devii R Rao
This is a summary of forage production clipping from 2020. I was able to clip forage production at two sites in San Benito County: one in Rainfall Zone A and the other in Rainfall Zone B. Click here to see the Rainfall Zones. Table 1 shows two forage production values for each rainfall zone.
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Cattle grazing is a tool for reducing fire danger

September 10, 2020
Reposted from the UCANR news Cattle can help reduce wildfire danger by grazing on fine fuels in rangeland and forest landscapes, reported Sierra Dawn McClain in Capital Press. The article also appeared in the Blue Mountain Eagle, the Westerner and the East Oregonian.
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