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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

Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center: Page

Effect of eye patches on healing time of ulcers and weight gain in pasture beef

Principal Investigator: Gabriele Maier Bovine keratoconjunctivitis, aka pinkeye, continues to be one of the most important diseases affecting grazing cattle. The disease is characterized by conjunctivitis and corneal ulcers.

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Black Rail metapopulation dynamics

Principal Investigator: Steven Beissinger We are extending our long-term study of the mechanisms that account for differing patterns of colonization and extinction dynamics exhibited by sympatric metapopulations of Black and Virginia Rails.

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Managing Rangeland Soils for Carbon Sequestration

Principal Investigator: Whendee Silver Rangelands hold considerable potential to sequester carbon in soils and vegetation.

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Effect of Medusahead on beef cattle gains

Principal Investigator: Jeremy James Rangeland weed control is widely viewed and promoted as central to enhancing ranch profitability and sustainability. In most cases, this perspective is based on the untested assumption that reducing weeds will increase livestock gains.

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Investigating the relationship between cattle personality and grazing distribution

Principal Investigator: Kristina Horback The relationship between animal personality and foraging patterns is well-known in the field of wildlife ecology but it has never been investigated in domestic livestock.

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Planting a test plot of Camellia Sinensis (Tea) to establish sustainable tea farming in California

Principal Investigator: Jacquelyn Gervay-Hague The goal of this project is to establish sustainable methods for growing Camellia sinensis (tea) plants in the Sierra foothills region of northern California.

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Monensin supplementation for increased productivity in stocker cattle on California grazeland

Principal Investigator: Gabriele Meier The usefulness of ionophore supplementation in stocker calves under typical conditions on California Mediterranean grasslands have been lacking until recently.

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Star Ranks, Awards, and Scholarships

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Scholarship II Endowment

DEADLINE July 14th, by 11:59 PM. Scholarships are awarded to 4-H Alumni pursuing higher education by the San Mateo County 4-H Scholarship II Endowment.

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County 4-H Ambassador

Do you have questions about the County Ambassador Program?

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