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Quagga mussels at different stages of development. (Photo: California Department Fish and Wildlife)
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Integrated aquatic pest management shows promise

January 2, 2020
Carolynn Culver, a research scientist at UC Santa Barbara and an California Sea Grant extension specialist, is researching whether native sunfish can be used in place of toxic chemicals to reduce invasive mussel larvae and other pests in Southern California lakes and reservoirs, reported Sonia Ferna...
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Glenda Humiston
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ANR releases 6 UCCE advisor positions for recruitment

December 20, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
I am thrilled to announce that the following 6 CE Advisor positions from the 2018 CE position proposals are released for recruitment: #12 Production Horticulture Advisor, San Diego County #42 Agronomy Area Advisor, Merced County #54 Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, Siskiyou County #58 Nutrit...
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Aguacate, el alimento de los dioses

December 13, 2019
El aguacate, cuya evidencia ms antigua, se encontr en una cueva localizada en Puebla, Mxico hace 10 mil aos, es delicioso y se mezcla bien con casi todos los platillos, de ah que las principales cocinas lo han adoptado y en los Estados Unidos la demanda contina aumentando.
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A Reflection of HACU’s 33rd Annual Conference

November 27, 2019
On October 4th, 2019, I flew from the San Diego airport to attend the 33rd Annual Conference of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, or HACU, as part of the Student Track's Adelante Institute in Chicago Illinois.
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A possible climate change outcome in California may be returning farmland to less-intensive uses, such as grazing.
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UC Cooperative Extension ramps up its climate change response

November 22, 2019
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 ensure the worst predictions are avoided and California residents and bu...
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