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Oaks and Oak Woodlands Explained Natural History of the Central Coast Bioregion (adapted from Gregory Ira's announcement: https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

I just came across a wonderful summary of the different methods that can be used to schedule irrigations based on plant sensors. In th past this is has been labor intensive and not easily adapted to commercial agriculture.

There In this issue: Rattlesnakes in California Orchards What's the Fuss Over Spotted Lantern Fly?

Foliar fertilizer application is sometimes promoted as an effective means of supplying nutrients to avocado. On the market are various products being promoted as foliar nutrients for avocado, some proponents even suggest that their products do away with the need for soil applied nutrients.

PPE in short supply for farm work during the COVID-19 crisis While most Californians are staying home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, California farmers, farmworkers and other agricultural professionals are out in the fields and packing houses working to produce food.