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Petty Ranch Cover Crops and Mulching
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Ventura Grown Cover Crops

May 13, 2019
Petty Ranch, a story of cover crops in Ventura County. All of the lemon trees were dying. Sigh. Another distressing story about agriculture in the face of climate change, rising land values, difficult economies, and soil degradation.
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Introduction

May 10, 2019
Hello, My name is Valerie Perez and I was hired by the Santa Cruz UC Cooperative Extension office as a Community Education Specialist (CES). I recently graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where I received my bachelors in Agricultural Business.
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Marisa Coyne
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Names in the News

April 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Coyne named Master Gardener volunteer engagement coordinator Marisa Coyne is now the academic coordinator - volunteer engagement for UC Master Gardener Program as of April 8.
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Alejandro Del Pozo-Valdivia, UC IPM advisor, was featured in the Entomological Society of America's “Standout ECPs” series, which highlights outstanding early career professionals who are doing great work in the profession.
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ANR in the news April 1-18

April 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
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.
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Cows in a field. Photo credit: Stijn Te Strake on Unsplash
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California's Climate Smart Agriculture Programs

April 26, 2019
Hi again! In my first blog post I introduced myself and shared some information about climate smart agriculture. Today, I'd like to share more about what is being done in California and how that relates to the implementation of practices on the ground.
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UC Cooperative Extension ramps up its climate change response

April 23, 2019
Reposted from UCANR News 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 Ca...
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