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- Olive Knot
- Black Scale
UC Pest Management Guidelines (UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies
- Almonds
  Double Line Drip Irrigation. Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2016 PDF
- Almonds
  Flood Irrigated. San Joaquin Valley North. 2011. PDF
- Almonds
  Micro-sprinkler. San Joaquin Valley North. 2016. PDF
- Olive Oil
  Super High Density. San Joaquin Valley 2007. PDF
- Olives - San Joaquin Valley. 2005 PDF
- Pecans - Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley - 2005. PDF
- Pistachios
  Low Volume Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley South. 2015. PDF
- Walnuts
  Late Leafing - Lateral Bearing. San Joaquin Valley North. 2017. PDF
- Walnuts
  Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley North. 2007 PDF

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Managing For More Milk

Jennifer Heguy, UCCE Stanislaus & San Joaquin and Jed Asmus, Independent Nutritionist You cannot simply take one dairys diet, feed it to another herd, and expect the same production results. The reason - there are many variables that impact a cows ability to make milk.

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Preparing the Total Mix Ration (TMR) – What Ingredients Should I Add First?

Adapted by Noelia Silva-del-Ro, UC Vet Med Dairy Extension Specialist To understand what is the right order of ingredients into the mixer wagon, we must consider the physical properties of the ingredients that affect mixing such as size, shape, density, water absorption capacity (hydroscopy), static...

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Identifying Sick Cows that Need to Be Examined

Adapted by Noelia Silva-del-Rio, UC Vet Med Dairy Extension Specialist Fresh cows have the greatest production potential in a dairy. However, fresh cows are very susceptible to diseases.

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Pistachio Shell Impactions

Adapted by Dr. Pat Blanchard - California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab In October, CAHFS laboratory in Tulare received dead cows and heifers from 3 dairies after animals were fed pistachio hulls contaminated with pistachio shells.

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Jejunal (Intestinal) Hematoma in Cattle

Adapted by John Adaska, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory Jejunal or intestinal hematoma is a condition that is recognized as a cause of death in adult dairy cows.

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Back to Basics: The ABC’s of Forage Analysis.

Adapted by Jennifer Heguy UC Dairy Advisor, Ed DePeters - UC Davis, & Jed Asmus Independent Nutritionist High quality forages are a staple in California dairy rations.

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Save Money by Sticking to Protocols

Adapted by Betsy Karle, UCCE Glenn & Tehama Counties While we dont have control over the price of milk or the amount of rain in the Midwest, we can still exert some influence over how we spend money on our dairies.

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Keeping Your Dairy from Being in the News

Adapted by Deanne Meyer, Ph.D. Livestock Waste Management Specialist, UC Davis Department of Animal Science By now, many operators have heard or read about the enforcement actions on dairies this spring in the Central Valley.

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Harvesting Corn Silage: Kernel Processing and Theoretical Length of Cut

Adapted by Noelia Silva del Ro, UCCE Vet Med Dairy Specialist, VMTRC Tulare Kernel Processing improves whole plant feeding value by breaking all the corn kernels and reducing the presence of large cob pieces.

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Diarrhea in Neonatal Calves

Adapted by Dr. Pat Blanchard, DVM, PhD, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, Tulare Branch Diarrhea in calves under 30 days old is caused by a variety of agents, some of which are age specific or require tissue examination to detect.

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