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This male monarch, released by citizen scientist Steve Johnson of Ashland on Aug. 28, 2016, fluttered into Vacaville, Calif., on Sept. 5, a 457-kilometer journey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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David James' Incredible Research on Migratory Monarchs

June 25, 2018
Newly published research by entomologist David James of Washington State University, Pullman, Wash., in the Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society yielded incredible news about the monarch population that migrates from the Pacific Northwest to California.
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La fresa encanta a todos los paladares

May 29, 2018
Conozca los retos en la produccin de fresa y el xito de un inmigrante mexicano en el cultivo orgnico de la fruta. Las frutas aportan fibra, vitaminas, minerales, antioxidantes, sustancias fitoqumicas como flavonoides, antioxidantes y otros nutrientes.
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CalFresh at the UC's

May 1, 2018
CalFresh is a state funded program that provides benefits to low-income state residents in buying groceries every month. People that benefit from this program are eligible to receive up to $192 per month for groceries.
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Hawau Bojuwon
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Names in the News

May 1, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Bojuwon named NFCS advisor for Kern County Hawau Bojuwon joined UC ANR on March 26, 2018, as a UCCE area nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor in Kern County.
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Paul and Molly Dinner Bell Farm
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“Letters from a Young Farmer”: Beginning Farming -Part 2

April 30, 2018
It is the time of year when most people with any interest in the outdoors begin thinking about planting something. The last blog post introduced local farmer, Paul Glowaski co-owner of Dinner Bell Farm, as he reflects on the challenges of starting a farm in the foothills.
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