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ARS Home Pacific West Area Davis, California Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Docs







Picnic Day 2018 - Davis, CAheadline bar The USDA-ARS Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit and the Western Human Nutrition Research Center in Davis, California hosted a booth at the 104th annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 21, 2018. ARS Scientists gathered to teach children and their families the importance of healthy eating and keeping California’s crops and soil healthy. Activities at the booth included- make your own microbe for the kids, guess the calorie amount in processed food, and ask a scientist about... soils, climate change, plant diseases, drought, water use in plants, crop genetics, nutrition, healthy eating, sugar, and microbiomes. This ARS community outreach effort touched 100’s of children and adults during the event.
 /ARSUserFiles/20320500/images/Outreach/picnic day 2018/14.jpg *Kerri Steenwerth,* *Soil Scientist*
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 /ARSUserFiles/20320500/images/Outreach/picnic day 2018/29.jpg *Kendra Baumgartner,* *Plant Pathologist*
 /ARSUserFiles/20320500/images/Outreach/picnic day 2018/20.jpg *Amisha Poret-Peterson,* *Microbiologist*
 /ARSUserFiles/20320500/images/Outreach/picnic day 2018/28.jpg
 /ARSUserFiles/20320500/images/Outreach/27.jpg *Andrew McElrone,* *Plant Physiologist*
 /ARSUserFiles/20320500/images/Outreach/picnic day 2018/12.jpg *Malli Aradhya, Geneticist* *Ali McClean, Biological Science Tech.*
 /ARSUserFiles/20320500/images/Outreach/picnic day 2018/8.jpg
 /ARSUserFiles/20320500/images/Outreach/picnic day 2018/15.jpg *Ellen Bonnel,* *Human Study Coordinator* *Steve Ostoja, Regional Climate Hub Director*


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