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PrepareRI Students Join URI Cooperative Extension for a Summer of Discovery

PrepareRI students with Extension Staff

Poison Ivy Pointers

Poison Ivy

URI Natural Resources Science professor offers advice to avoid rash from unwelcome weed

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URI cut flower trial August open house to welcome growers, put spotlight on summer blooms

The University Agronomy Farm is inviting cut flower growers, florists, and farmers to join an evening walk through the trial field to see the many varieties being evaluated this season at URI

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Local legislators and town officials visit URI to learn about environmental and science research in action

URI Land- and Sea-Grant Showcase draws legislators from across Rhode Island to learn more about University programs and services

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From oysters to silvopasture, Rhode Island’s role in advancing sustainable agriculture is anything but small

Paranoid about parasites? URI food safety expert offers information, tips to avoid summer’s cyclosporiasis

Nicole Richard offers information on Cyclospora and is available for media interviews

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URI entomologist suggests novel removal technique to help tackle invasive pest

Cool, crisp, clear … safe to drink?

URI and R.I. Department of Health offer free workshop for well owners to learn how to protect and test private well water

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URI Master Gardeners nurture history, and growing knowledge, in sites across the state

There’s no school in Foster-Glocester this summer but a visit to heritage gardens there can be educational

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URI corpse flower countdown

Greenhouse Manager Ben Robbins keeping an eye on unique specimen

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