Pam Kan-Rice
@ucanrpam.bsky.social
Matchmaker for journalists seeking expert comment from scientists @ucanr.bsky.social. Food bank volunteer. Here for climate, wildfire, drought, pests, coyotes, chickens, nutrition & other cool stuff https://ucanr.edu
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Did you know sweet potatoes should be baked not microwaved? 😳
I learned a lot writing this story about @ucanr.edu & @lsuagcenter.bsky.social sweet potato breeding & variety testing bit.ly/purplesweets
I learned a lot writing this story about @ucanr.edu & @lsuagcenter.bsky.social sweet potato breeding & variety testing bit.ly/purplesweets
Purple sweet potatoes create buzz | Food Blog
When West Coast consumers buy sweet potatoes at a store, chances are good that they will be choosing varieties that were selected by Scott Stoddard, UCCE farm advisor.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Did you know sweet potatoes should be baked not microwaved? 😳
I learned a lot writing this story about @ucanr.edu & @lsuagcenter.bsky.social sweet potato breeding & variety testing bit.ly/purplesweets
I learned a lot writing this story about @ucanr.edu & @lsuagcenter.bsky.social sweet potato breeding & variety testing bit.ly/purplesweets
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A calm & quiescent Thanksgiving Day in CA, weather-wise, with warm & mostly sunny conditions outside of Central Valley & parts of North Bay--where widespread tule fog is keeping things chillier (as predicted). Temps into 70s SoCal & 60s NorCal above fog layer (50s beneath). #CAwx
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A calm & quiescent Thanksgiving Day in CA, weather-wise, with warm & mostly sunny conditions outside of Central Valley & parts of North Bay--where widespread tule fog is keeping things chillier (as predicted). Temps into 70s SoCal & 60s NorCal above fog layer (50s beneath). #CAwx
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For us folks with aging parents, ooof.
"Giving thanks for what we are allowed to think about it, grateful for it even as it wanes. For knowing it is there... All of it a blessing. The being there. Being alive then. Like a giant bell ringing long after you can’t hear it." —Jack Gilbert, "Burma"
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
For us folks with aging parents, ooof.
Did you know sweet potatoes should be baked not microwaved? 😳
I learned a lot writing this story about @ucanr.edu & @lsuagcenter.bsky.social sweet potato breeding & variety testing bit.ly/purplesweets
I learned a lot writing this story about @ucanr.edu & @lsuagcenter.bsky.social sweet potato breeding & variety testing bit.ly/purplesweets
Purple sweet potatoes create buzz | Food Blog
When West Coast consumers buy sweet potatoes at a store, chances are good that they will be choosing varieties that were selected by Scott Stoddard, UCCE farm advisor.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Did you know sweet potatoes should be baked not microwaved? 😳
I learned a lot writing this story about @ucanr.edu & @lsuagcenter.bsky.social sweet potato breeding & variety testing bit.ly/purplesweets
I learned a lot writing this story about @ucanr.edu & @lsuagcenter.bsky.social sweet potato breeding & variety testing bit.ly/purplesweets
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[email protected]'s Breakthroughs magazine spotlights Houston Wilson, #UCCE specialist & founding director of the UC Organic Agriculture Institute.
From counting aphids as an undergrad to leading IPM research for CA’s top crops, Wilson is shaping the future of ag. 🔗 bit.ly/4aal6Gv
From counting aphids as an undergrad to leading IPM research for CA’s top crops, Wilson is shaping the future of ag. 🔗 bit.ly/4aal6Gv
Wilson brings science to California’s high-priority crops | Employee Spotlights
Based at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center near Fresno, UC Cooperative Extension specialist Houston Wilson and his team develop integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for som...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
[email protected]'s Breakthroughs magazine spotlights Houston Wilson, #UCCE specialist & founding director of the UC Organic Agriculture Institute.
From counting aphids as an undergrad to leading IPM research for CA’s top crops, Wilson is shaping the future of ag. 🔗 bit.ly/4aal6Gv
From counting aphids as an undergrad to leading IPM research for CA’s top crops, Wilson is shaping the future of ag. 🔗 bit.ly/4aal6Gv
Learn how wildfire spreads in the wildland urban interface. Via Zoom, @gollnerfire.bsky.social @natureatcal.bsky.social will give tips on how to prevent embers, direct flame contact and radiation from igniting homes and other buildings
Dec 3 at 4pm PST
Dec 3 at 4pm PST
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Learn how wildfire spreads in the wildland urban interface. Via Zoom, @gollnerfire.bsky.social @natureatcal.bsky.social will give tips on how to prevent embers, direct flame contact and radiation from igniting homes and other buildings
Dec 3 at 4pm PST
Dec 3 at 4pm PST
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We’re #hiring an Area Director to lead UC Cooperative Extension in Alameda & Contra Costa Counties.
Help build partnerships, support research, and grow community impact across the Bay Area.
📍 Concord
🔗 Apply today! bit.ly/3Mo9Ex9
Help build partnerships, support research, and grow community impact across the Bay Area.
📍 Concord
🔗 Apply today! bit.ly/3Mo9Ex9
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We’re #hiring an Area Director to lead UC Cooperative Extension in Alameda & Contra Costa Counties.
Help build partnerships, support research, and grow community impact across the Bay Area.
📍 Concord
🔗 Apply today! bit.ly/3Mo9Ex9
Help build partnerships, support research, and grow community impact across the Bay Area.
📍 Concord
🔗 Apply today! bit.ly/3Mo9Ex9
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Managing invasive species is no easy feat, and many collaborative efforts are taking place in California. Join us on December 3 for a peek behind the scenes to learn what state agencies are doing to protect our state from these harmful pests. 🪲 ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#invasivespecies #IPM
#invasivespecies #IPM
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Managing invasive species is no easy feat, and many collaborative efforts are taking place in California. Join us on December 3 for a peek behind the scenes to learn what state agencies are doing to protect our state from these harmful pests. 🪲 ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#invasivespecies #IPM
#invasivespecies #IPM
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Following a very wet period in Southern California (even breaking some records for Nov and season-to-date precip!), dry and much warmer conditions will prevail this week. In fact, Thanksgiving will be quite mild & dry nearly U.S. West-wide EXCEPT for the Central Valley... #CAwx
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Following a very wet period in Southern California (even breaking some records for Nov and season-to-date precip!), dry and much warmer conditions will prevail this week. In fact, Thanksgiving will be quite mild & dry nearly U.S. West-wide EXCEPT for the Central Valley... #CAwx
Editors! @ucanr.edu is hiring an editor for peer-reviewed materials produced by @uofcalifornia.bsky.social scientists. First application review date is Dec. 5
@sciencewriters.org See careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucanr/EM... 📚https://ucanr.edu/careers
@sciencewriters.org See careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucanr/EM... 📚https://ucanr.edu/careers
Careers | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
Working at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Collaborating to solve problems. Connecting to serve communities.UC Agriculture and Natural Resources brings UC information and practices to all 58 Cal...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Editors! @ucanr.edu is hiring an editor for peer-reviewed materials produced by @uofcalifornia.bsky.social scientists. First application review date is Dec. 5
@sciencewriters.org See careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucanr/EM... 📚https://ucanr.edu/careers
@sciencewriters.org See careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucanr/EM... 📚https://ucanr.edu/careers
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When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
TODAY join now at link below
I'm squeezing in a mini (30 min!) pop-up "lunch hour livestream" later today (noon PT) to discuss last night's localized but torrential downpours (and notable urban flooding) due to "training" convective cells in Orange and LA counties. #CAwx #LArain
A pop-up discussion of last night's torrential downpours & urban flooding in Orange & LA Counties - 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 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
TODAY join now at link below
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I'm squeezing in a mini (30 min!) pop-up "lunch hour livestream" later today (noon PT) to discuss last night's localized but torrential downpours (and notable urban flooding) due to "training" convective cells in Orange and LA counties. #CAwx #LArain
A pop-up discussion of last night's torrential downpours & urban flooding in Orange & LA Counties - 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...
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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This outlook is going to be challenging for growers and producers across the U.S. It is important to note that as farmers struggle, their communities will also struggle as they have fewer resources to spend in their communities.
www.morningagclips.com/only-half-of...
www.morningagclips.com/only-half-of...
Only Half of US Farmers to Be Profitable in 2025, Ag Lenders Say
Explore the challenges to becoming a profitable farm amidst rising farm debt and tighter margins in the agricultural sector.
www.morningagclips.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This outlook is going to be challenging for growers and producers across the U.S. It is important to note that as farmers struggle, their communities will also struggle as they have fewer resources to spend in their communities.
www.morningagclips.com/only-half-of...
www.morningagclips.com/only-half-of...
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More decades-long studies like this, please! Science crammed into short grant cycles misses important patterns.
“After the first burn, the net productivity of those plots was really low and the controls looked a lot better,” said John Battles @natureatcal.bsky.social and @ucanr.edu. “But by the third burn, the patterns had switched.” ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...
Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees | Green Blog
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon whil...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
More decades-long studies like this, please! Science crammed into short grant cycles misses important patterns.
The new @ipmwest.bsky.social podcast episodes should be called The Bug World of IPM 😂
The Big World of IPM just added three new episodes! Hear about our guests' journeys to their #IPM fields, whether roundabout or straightforward, and their current work studying root maggots in Alaska, replicating click beetle semiochemicals, and tracking ticks in Wyoming. 🧪🌱 buff.ly/SzmtjLh
The Big World of IPM • A podcast on Spotify for Creators
Welcome to the big world of IPM - integrated pest management! Pests are everywhere and ways to manage them safely and effectively are as diverse as the pests themselves. Throughout the Western United…
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November 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The new @ipmwest.bsky.social podcast episodes should be called The Bug World of IPM 😂
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We’re recruiting study participants! Do you have a toddler? Get free milk and up to $275 by participating in our @npi.ucanr.edu @ucanr.edu Milk Type in Toddlers study on childhood milk consumption. Complete this survey to see if you are eligible: studypages.com/s/milk-type-...
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We’re recruiting study participants! Do you have a toddler? Get free milk and up to $275 by participating in our @npi.ucanr.edu @ucanr.edu Milk Type in Toddlers study on childhood milk consumption. Complete this survey to see if you are eligible: studypages.com/s/milk-type-...
“After the first burn, the net productivity of those plots was really low and the controls looked a lot better,” said John Battles @natureatcal.bsky.social and @ucanr.edu. “But by the third burn, the patterns had switched.” ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...
Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees | Green Blog
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon whil...
ucanr.edu
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“After the first burn, the net productivity of those plots was really low and the controls looked a lot better,” said John Battles @natureatcal.bsky.social and @ucanr.edu. “But by the third burn, the patterns had switched.” ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...
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What will this mean for CA? That's tricky, as it depends greatly on the *exact* position of ridge. This will probably be a drier period--but temperatures could range from quite warm (if directly under ridge) to quite chilly (if under cold NWly flow east of ridge). TBD. #CAwx
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
What will this mean for CA? That's tricky, as it depends greatly on the *exact* position of ridge. This will probably be a drier period--but temperatures could range from quite warm (if directly under ridge) to quite chilly (if under cold NWly flow east of ridge). TBD. #CAwx
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More active weather in SoCal Thu! This will be a colder and convectively-active system, & also faster moving that the last. This means a burst of locally heavy precip, along w/some t-storms & higher mtn snow, are likely, but rain accumulation will be less than wknd storm. #CAwx
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
More active weather in SoCal Thu! This will be a colder and convectively-active system, & also faster moving that the last. This means a burst of locally heavy precip, along w/some t-storms & higher mtn snow, are likely, but rain accumulation will be less than wknd storm. #CAwx
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Lauren Au from @ucdavis.bsky.social—and a @npi.ucanr.edu @ucanr.edu affiliated researcher—spoke with with Capitol Public Radio about how food assistance benefits work, and how they can be vulnerable to decisions made on the federal level. www.capradio.org/articles/202...
In the shutdown’s wake, how fragile are benefits programs like SNAP, WIC?
Millions of people across California and the U.S. experienced nearly two weeks of uncertainty during the record-breaking shutdown after food assistance funding ran dry. These same programs saw expansi...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Lauren Au from @ucdavis.bsky.social—and a @npi.ucanr.edu @ucanr.edu affiliated researcher—spoke with with Capitol Public Radio about how food assistance benefits work, and how they can be vulnerable to decisions made on the federal level. www.capradio.org/articles/202...
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An important, and discouraging, reminder that innovation continues in the fossil fuel industries as well as in renewables. Cheap oil and gas remains a major barrier to decarbonization .
www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
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U.S. rig counts remain low as production efficiencies improve - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
An important, and discouraging, reminder that innovation continues in the fossil fuel industries as well as in renewables. Cheap oil and gas remains a major barrier to decarbonization .
www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
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www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
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Breaking news
Breaking News: key discovery on how a plant-parasitic nematode, the Northern root-knot nematode, is able to infect such a wide range of organisms. #ucdavis nematologists, international team tinyurl.com/yc2b4nkh
Breaking News: key discovery on how a plant-parasitic nematode, the Northern root-knot nematode, is able to infect such a wide range of organisms. #ucdavis nematologists, international team tinyurl.com/yc2b4nkh
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Breaking news
Breaking News: key discovery on how a plant-parasitic nematode, the Northern root-knot nematode, is able to infect such a wide range of organisms. #ucdavis nematologists, international team tinyurl.com/yc2b4nkh
Breaking News: key discovery on how a plant-parasitic nematode, the Northern root-knot nematode, is able to infect such a wide range of organisms. #ucdavis nematologists, international team tinyurl.com/yc2b4nkh
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Same played out in avocados. A 10,000 seedling University of California breeding program led to the Lamb-Hass, GEM, and Luna UCR varieties... good varieties, but not household names. Program started in the late '80's, Luna released in 2023. This was considered a successful program.
Bonus: a lil talk about how much work it is to breed new fruit trees like apples.
Why? Mostly because about 1 in 10,000 seedlings will grow up to make fruit that's.... like... enjoyable to eat.
Why? Mostly because about 1 in 10,000 seedlings will grow up to make fruit that's.... like... enjoyable to eat.
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Same played out in avocados. A 10,000 seedling University of California breeding program led to the Lamb-Hass, GEM, and Luna UCR varieties... good varieties, but not household names. Program started in the late '80's, Luna released in 2023. This was considered a successful program.
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