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2025 Biological Evaluation Trial
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2025 Biological Product Evaluation Trial in Romaine Lettuce: What Did We Learn?

February 25, 2026
By Paramveer Singh
A late-summer test on a farm near Soledad, CA, looked at eight biological product programs for romaine lettuce compared to a standard method used by growers, with normal irrigation and nutrients in the Salinas Valley. The marketable stand was the same in all treatments, and the amounts of fresh and dry…
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Photo of a field of romaine lettuce in the Salinas Valley.
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Reflections on thrips and INSV during the 2025 Lettuce Season

February 23, 2026
By Dylan J Beal, Yu-Chen Wang
Reflections on thrips and INSV during the 2025 Lettuce Season Dylan J. Beal, Daniel K. Hasegawa, Yu-Chen Wang INSV: Early Spring and Summer: isolated, small INSV outbreaks were observed. These outbreaks were associated with adjacent, unmanaged weedy sites.Late Summer and early Fall: more…
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2026 UCCE Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting

February 1, 2026
By Michael D Cahn
Agriculture Conference Room, 1432 Abbott St. Salinas, CAThursday, February 197:55 am to 3 pmHabrá traducción al Españolpreregister hereWe look forward to seeing you at our Annual Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting.  This is a great opportunity to learn about the latest research in water and…
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