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Puncturevine Raises its Spikey Head

July 30th, 2018
By Ben A Faber
The following article is from the UC ANR Integrated Pest Management website, authored by Cheryl Wilen. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74128.html Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is an aptly named summer annual found widely in California.
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Parents putting their knife skills to the test.
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Eating Smart, Being Active in Madera

July 24th, 2018
By Elizabeth Lopez
UC CalFresh launched the new and improved Eating Smart, Being Active nutrition classes in Madera county. The first stop was Virginia Lee Rose Elementary! To reach parents, UC CalFresh partnered with the Parent Resource Center.
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Upcoming Extension Meetings: August 2018

July 23rd, 2018
There are several meetings featuring the research of UC ANR Staff coming up this month (August 2018). Directions to sites can be obtained through the UCCE Merced Agronomy and Weed Science Upcoming Events web page: http://ucanr.edu/sites/agronomyweedscience/Upcoming_Events/ 1.
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Nutrition Educator Ashley Abrahamson shares information about sugar sweetened beverages at ReThink Your Drink Day
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Rethink Your Drink Day

July 10th, 2018
Sugary beverages are a sneaky source of excess sugar and calories. According to the CDC (2017), every day 63% of children and 49% of adults drink a sugar-sweetened beverage.
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