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From left, Julia Rowe, Marjorie Duske, Keith Gilless, Kathryn Uhrich, Mike Mellano, Dina Moore, Glenda Humiston, Anne Megaro and Keith Nathaniel visited congressional offices in March to brief lawmakers and staffers on the latest UC ANR research.
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ANR briefs California congressional members on ag research

March 29, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
VP Glenda Humiston, AVP Wendy Powers and several UC ANR representatives visited more than 30 congressional offices in March to brief lawmakers and staffers on the latest agriculture and natural resources research and outreach benefiting Californians.
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The new apprentice-level California Master Beekeepers pose for a photo at the fourth annual UC Davis Bee Symposium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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California Master Beekeeper Program Is All the Buzz!

March 22, 2018
The California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) is all the buzz. Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Nio, director of the program, introduced the 40 new apprentice-level graduates, Class of 2017, at the fourth annual UC Davis Bee Symposium, held recently in the UC Davis Conference Center.
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Fun facts, continued

March 18, 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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Intern Reflection Series: Krizia Gonzalez

March 12, 2018
During my rotation at University of California CalFresh Nutrition Education Program, I had a great time and learned about fun and engaging ways to provide nutrition education to children and adults.
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New Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor

March 6, 2018
My name is Lynn Sosnoskie and I recently joined the University of California Cooperative Extension Team as a Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor for Merced and Madera Counties based out of the Merced office. About me. I grew up in a small coal mining town in central Pennsylvania.
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Gabriel Torres
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Names in the News

March 1, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Torres named grape advisor for Tulare and Kings counties Gabriel Torres joined UCCE on Feb. 1, 2018, as an area viticulture advisor in Tulare and Kings counties.
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Student groups discuss their opening question to the lesson
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Shaping Healthy Choices Program in Madison Elementary

March 1, 2018
The UC CalFresh Program brings the Shaping Healthy Choices Program to Madison Elementary in Madera Unified School District. Mrs. Schallberger and her classroom receive intensive weekly lesson demonstrations from their educator, Angelica Perez.
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Roberto Botelho, Angus Wright, and Tom Willey (left to right) visit the NRI Project field in Five Points, CA, February 22, 2018
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CASI Hosts Esteemed Guests at Five Points NRI Project Site!

February 26, 2018
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
February 22, 2018 Three distinguished guests visited the long-standing CASI NRI Project in Five Points on February 22 and saw first-hand how the no-till and cover cropped soils have dramatically changed since the study was started in 1999. Dr.
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