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Hawau Bojuwon
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Names in the News

May 1st, 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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Puncturevine Page from Selected Invasive Weeds of San Benito County: A Field Identification Guide
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San Benito Weed Guide

April 13th, 2018
By Devii R Rao
Way back in the early 2000s (we thinkthere's no date on it!) the San Benito County Weed Management Area developed a great weed guide for our area called Selected Invasive Weeds of San Benito County: A Field Identification Guide. It contains twenty five of the most common weed species in the county.
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Fun facts, continued

March 18th, 2018
Ready for more fun facts? Recall that the sense of taste and the sense of smell are tightly related. Skeptical? Try the following at home. Obtain a bag of Jelly Belly jelly beans, mixed flavors.
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Copyright © 2006 Luigi Rignanese
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Backyard Poultry Owners Needed for Study!

February 16th, 2018
By Devii R Rao
Maurice Pitesky is a UC Cooperative Extension Specialist at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with a focus in poultry health and food safety epidemiology. He is working on a study looking at various contaminants (lead, PCBs etc.) in eggs from certain regions of CA.
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Saharan Mustard. Photo: © 2005 Michelle Cloud-Hughes
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Keep your eyes out for the invasive Saharan mustard

February 14th, 2018
By Devii R Rao
Saharan mustard is originally from the Mediterranean. It was introduced to California where it became a weed, particularly in the dryer parts of the state. Livestock can be poisoned by Saharan mustard if they are kept in fields that have little else to eat but Saharan mustard.
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