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UC Agriculture & Natural Resources studies food, pests, #environment, #wildfire, youth development & #nutrition for California.
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Over 100 attendees joined the UC Organic Agriculture Institute's first San Diego regional conference, where they explored farms, picked watermelons, and learned from local organic experts. #OrganicFarming #UCANR

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November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Get an up-close look at the future of #citrus ag tech!
Join UC ANR Innovate & Farmhand Ventures for VINE Connect Field Day on Dec. 5 in Exeter.
See six cutting-edge ag tech demos tackling real grower challenges.
Free to attend — register now!

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Public invited for up-close look at future of citrus ag tech | Food Blog
Six ag tech companies will demonstrate their technologies at a VINE Connect Field Day on Dec. 5 at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center. This cohort focuses specifically on citrus and tree fruit...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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“A 3-degree-warmer world ... that’s a world where the sea level is feet higher than it currently is today, where global megacities that are within a few feet of sea level, their viability is seriously threatened,” said Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu. Story by @afreedma.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Tune in today at 10am for @weatherwest.bsky.social’s latest office hours. #CAwx
weatherwest.bsky.social Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 2d
With an active weather pattern (wet, but also warm) setting up across California in the coming days, I'll have a live YouTube virtual office hour on Wed, Nov 12 @ 10am PT to discuss. Also during this hour: "ask me anything" re: the Bill Gates climate memo.
California (warm) storm update, plus "ask me anything" about Bill Gates climate memo - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Environmental leaders & fire practitioners applaud CA’s new push to expand beneficial fire. @governor.ca.gov's Executive Order refines policy & strengthens agency support. “Impactful tweaks... elevate and prioritize beneficial fire,” - #UCANR's
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Environmental leaders, fire practitioners applaud California’s efforts to expand beneficial fire this Fall | Governor of California
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November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Hundreds of #Salmonella strains exist, but only about 30 can be lethal to humans. #UCCE specialist Maurice Pitesky says knowing the serotype is key to real food-safety insight. @latimes.com @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social

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Poultry industry pushes back after report shows salmonella is widespread in grocery store chicken
A new report shows that salmonella is widespread in packaged ground turkey and chicken. The report is based on USDA inspection reports.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Federal support helps #UCANR drive innovation, collaboration, & impact across #CA & beyond through capacity & competitive grants. Here are just a few ways our academics are making a difference in communities statewide.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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TODAY 7pm Join #UCANR climate scientist Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social for a Distinctive Voices talk on “Hydroclimate Whiplash” & droughts, floods & wildfires
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Join #UCANR climate scientist Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social on Nov 5, (7–8 PM) at the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, CA for a Distinctive Voices talk on “Hydroclimate Whiplash” & the rising extremes of droughts, floods & wildfires. #CAwx

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Distinctive Voices — Climate change through the lens of increasing hydroclimate whiplash – NAS
The past decade has brought episodes of exceptional and even historically unprecedented warmth, both in California and around the world. But perhaps even more disruptive than rising global average tem...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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#Coyotes are thriving in #LosAngeles — even in the heart of the city. UC researchers found that human factors, such as pollution, wealth & population density, shape where coyotes roam — not just in parks or green spaces.

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What influences movement of coyotes through Los Angeles? | Published in California Agriculture
By Pamela S. Kan-Rice, Mathew Burciaga. UC scientists report that wealth, pollution and population density affect how coyotes move and adapt to urban areas.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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It turns out that rocks might help fight climate change.
UC Cooperative Extension scientists are studying enhanced rock weathering — adding pulverized rock dust to farm fields — to see how much CO₂ it can pull from the air while enriching soils.
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‘Weathering’ rock dust in farm fields – a down-to-earth climate solution? | Green Blog
UC researchers have devised a first-of-its-kind study to measure the carbon sequestered by enhanced rock weathering, a promising agricultural practice.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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New World Screwworm #Webinar

Livestock producers: learn how to recognize, prevent & prepare for the threat of New World Screwworm (NWS).

🗓️ Register by Nov 18, 1 PM: bit.ly/4hGWYxa

Hosted by UC Cooperative Extension, CA Cattlemen & CA Wool Growers.
New World Screwworm – An Information Webinar for All Livestock Producers | Grown in Marin
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November 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Great piece about why Zone Zero rulemaking is complicated for a state as big and diverse as CA. Thanks @nohaggerty.bsky.social for the clarity, and to the many (mostly) SoCal voices of reason including Max Moritz @ucanr.edu for improving the outcomes.

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How Zone Zero, designed to protect California homes from wildfire, became plagued with controversy and delays
California needs new rules to help future wildfires from destroying homes and businesses. But Zone Zero regulations, a key tenet of the state's plans, have roiled homeowners.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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“We have not yet seen enough rain in Southern California to end fire season,” said Daniel Swain, @weatherwest.bsky.social climate scientist with @ucanr.edu tells @paulrogerssjm.bsky.social. “But we probably have in Northern California.”
November 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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While he said he is glad to have @climatecentral.org track weather disasters to fill the void, @weatherwest.bsky.social told @usatoday.com, “It is very bad news that we're needing to ask private organizations to do this.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
LA fires and 13 other disasters cost the US over $100 billion, estimates show
New data shows extreme weather events in 2025 so far are the costliest on record.
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November 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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🌿 Federal funding powers #UCANR innovation!
The AI-driven Leaf Monitor provides #farmers with real-time leaf nutrition data in seconds—transforming crop monitoring & nutrient management. @ucdavis.bsky.social

Learn more 👉 ucanr.edu/site/about-us/research-impacts

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October 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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@lenyaqd.bsky.social with the UC ANR Fire Network, helped spark California’s first Prescribed Burn Association, where grassroots groups train communities to use prescribed fire, reducing wildfire risk. “We’re at a point where people are desperate for solutions,” she says.
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Healing the West’s Relationship With Fire through Pyrotherapy | Atmos
A new program in Butte County, California, helps re-normalize good fire by teaching wildfire survivors about prescribed burns.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Led by @gregspierce.bsky.social and @edithdeguzman.bsky.social, our team joined @ucanr.edu and ASU for a workshop exploring how urban water systems can prepare for and respond to wildfire risks.

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Water Systems and Wildfire: Understanding Capacities and Limitations | The Confluence
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October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Drought could deny us pistachios, which are a key ingredient of Dubai chocolate.
If growers irrigate pistachio trees under limited water conditions, “Yield will decline,” orchard advisor Phoebe Gordon @ucanr.edu tells Carlos Lomeli-Cabrera @kqednews.kqed.org
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Pistachios and Climate Change: Inside Dubai Chocolate Is a Very California Story | KQED
Pistachios, a key ingredient in Dubai chocolate, thrives in California’s Central Valley. But climate change could change it all.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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“Nutsedge competes for water, nutrients and can block out sunlight if it’s not removed before it spreads out in cilantro,” Oleg Daugovish @ucanr.edu said. “The only way to get rid of nutsedge currently is to pull it out by hand, which is cost-prohibitive in cilantro.”
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University of California Cooperative Extension farm adviser Oleg Daugovish checks on cilantro plantings in a trial looking at the effectiveness of the herbicide Dual Magnum against yellow nutsedge weed.
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Big news for #CaliforniaAg! #UCANR, CDFA &
@governor.ca.gov Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) launch the California AgTech Alliance — a $15M statewide partnership to fast-track ag innovation, train the next-gen workforce & grow regional economies.

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California AgTech Alliance launches to help farmers stay competitive | Food Blog
The Alliance will coordinate nine regional innovation hubs that will deploy cutting-edge technology, train the next generation of workers and attract private investment.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Join Igor Lacan @ucanr.edu and others for a webinar exploring how agencies, communities and partners can better plan, respond and recover urban forests in the face of post-wildfire challenges.
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2025 Post-Fire Webinars | Council for Watershed Health
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October 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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🌱 At the California Earthworkers Summit, #UCANR advanced land access, equity & local food connections, sharing research on ag land & climate, and linking growers to UC’s food network—cultivating a more sustainable, inclusive future. #Sustainability bit.ly/4hBvvgq
Farmers strive for sustainability, inclusiveness at California Earthworkers Summit | Food Blog
Sheyna Burns, who organized the California Earthworkers Summit, welcomed participants.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Leonel Jimenez grew up watching his parents work the fields of the Central Valley.

Now, as #UCCE’s new area director for Kings, Kern & Tulare counties, he’s cultivating knowledge, connection & community across #California #agriculture.
#AgLeadership
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New Cooperative Extension area director amplifies ‘wealth of knowledge’ | Food Blog
In February, Leonel Jimenez started as the UCCE area director for Kings, Kern and Tulare counties. Born and raised in Reedley, Jimenez said he's come "full circle."
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October 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Livestock producers invited to New World #Screwworm Information Webinar 6pm Wednesday, Nov 19
Speakers @ucanr.edu, @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social, @ucriverside.bsky.social

Register by 1pm Nov 18 bit.ly/screwworm2025
Adult New World screwworm looks like a fly with big orange eyes and a metallic blue-green body. A bunch of white New World screwworm larvae Close-up of one screwworm larva against a red background
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM