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Footprint update

April 1st, 2019
Please welcome Joy Hollingsworth to UC ANR. Joy starts today, April 1st, as CE Nutrient Management and Soil Quality Advisor, based in Fresno, with programmatic responsibilities in Fresno, Kings, Madera and Tulare Counties.
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Fresno State Professor and Department Chair, Anil Shrestha, out in his cover crop field on the University’s campus farm
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CIG's Shrestha conducts cover crop rolling study at Fresno State!

March 20th, 2019
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
March 20, 2019 CIG's Shrestha conducts cover crop rolling study at Fresno State! Professor and Department Chair, Anil Shrestha, at California State University, Fresno, is on his way to conducting a very nice, large-scale and comprehensive study of the ability of a cover crop roller/crimper to termin...
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Benicia resident Gordon Hough captured this image of a bee nectaring on a Pyrus calleryana (Bradford pear or another cultivar) at the Benicia State Recreation Area on Monday, Jan. 21, as identified by Daniel Potter, UC Davis professor of plant sciences.
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'A' is for Almonds and 'B' is for Bees and Bradford Pear Blossoms

January 22nd, 2019
No, it's not Valentine's Day, yet. Yes, the almonds are blooming. No, it's not spring. But it looks like spring in Benicia. The almonds are blooming in the Benicia (Calif.) State Recreation Area. Some are on the road at the entrance to the park. Other trees are also blooming.
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Drs Daphne Miller MD and Jagdeep Singh MD visiting the NRI Project field in Five Points, CA January 21, 2019
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MDs visit NRI Project in Five Points!

January 22nd, 2019
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
Dr. Daphne Miller MD and Dr. Jagdeep Singh MD visited CASI's long-term NRI Project field in Five Points, CA on January 21st to learn about how long-term reduced disturbance and cover crop management impact soil biology and to talk about connections between soil health and human health. Dr.
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