Salinas Valley Agriculture

Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

New tool for Salinas vegetable pests: web-based app for thrips, aphids, and diamondback moth trapping network

September 13, 2022

Authors: Ben Lee, Daniel Hasegawa, Ian Grettenberger We would like to announce the creation of a new web-based tool that will provide more seamless access to pest population data from a pest trapping network. Pests included are thrips, diamondback moth, and aphids.

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Figure 1. Maximum air temperatures recorded at the South Salinas, Soledad, and King City CIMIS weatherstation from August 20 – September 6, 2022. Average maximum air temperatures for the same period during years 2015-2019 for South Salinas are also shown

Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Keeping cool season vegetables cool during heat waves

September 8, 2022

By Richard F Smith, Michael D Cahn

Once again, we are experiencing a prolonged heat wave in the Salinas Valley. Maximum air temperature in the King City area reached 112 F earlier in the week (Fig. 1).

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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Fall-Grown Cover Crop Evaluations

August 17, 2022

By Kelley L Sivertson

Richard Smith1, Eric Brennan2 and Patricia Love1 1. University of California Cooperative Extension, Monterey County. 2. USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Salinas.

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