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CropManage: Online Irrigation and Nutrient Management Tool: Article

2025 CropManage Hands-On Workshop - Watsonville

January 10, 2025
By Mercy Olmstead
Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision-Support to the Field CropManage Hands-On Workshop & Office Hours - Watsonville Date: January 23, 2025 Time: 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM Location: Watsonville Public Library, 275 Main St.
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Kern County: Article

February 2026

January 10, 2025
This month:New Grant Funding Applications OpeningUC ANR Lending LibraryEvents
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L to R: Gerry Spinelli, Chris Shogren, UCCE Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Lindsey Pedroncelli and Natalie Levy, UCCE Soil Health and Organics Material Management Advisor, pose with a batch of fresh pesto.
ANR Employee News: Article

South Coast REC studies pesto profitability for small-scale basil growers

January 10, 2025
By Saoimanu Sope
UC ANR advisors, staff research methods in conserving highly perishable product If you visited the greenhouse at the University of California South Coast Research and Extension Center in early fall, you would have smelled a sweet aroma with notes of lemon, pepper and licorice.
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CropManage: Online Irrigation and Nutrient Management Tool: Article

2025 San Joaquin Valley Integrated Water and Nitrogen Management Trainings

January 10, 2025
By Mercy Olmstead
SSJV Water Quality Coalitions are excited to offer a FREE 2-day training event through their joint management practices evaluation program (SSJV MPEP). The training will be held in January 2025 at three convenient locations: Bakersfield, Parlier, and Tulare.
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Maggot art in the making. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Ready for Maggot Art at the Bohart Museum of Entomology Open House?

January 10, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Children's faces light up when they create maggot art. This is how they do it: They pick up a maggot with feather-tip forceps; dip it into a non-toxic, water-based paint; and guide it--or let it crawl-- on a piece of paper. Voila! Maggot art.
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Stanislaus County: Article

Save the Date: North SJ Valley Peach Day 2/5/25

January 10, 2025
Save the date for the North San Joaquin Valley Peach Day! February 5, 2025 from 9:00am - 11:30am Location: Merced County Farm Bureau, 646 State Hwy 5, Merced CA Free to attend! CE Requested: 1 hour DPR and 2 hours CCA Please see the attached flier for more info.
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Thinning cut example, Chuck Ingels, Pamela M. Geisel and Maxwell V. Norton
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Pruning Fruit Trees

January 10, 2025
By Anne E Schellman
There is still time to prune fruit trees if you haven't done so already. Why is pruning fruit trees so important? Proper pruning improves the look and health of trees and improves the production of fruit. This post will focus on deciduous fruit trees. For information on citrus, see below*.
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L to R: Gerry Spinelli, Chris Shogren, UCCE Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Lindsey Pedroncelli and Natalie Levy, UCCE Soil Health and Organics Material Management Advisor, pose with a batch of fresh pesto.
Food Blog: Article

South Coast REC studies pesto profitability for small-scale basil growers

January 10, 2025
By Saoimanu Sope
UC ANR advisors, staff research methods in conserving highly perishable product If you visited the greenhouse at the University of California South Coast Research and Extension Center in early fall, you would have smelled a sweet aroma with notes of lemon, pepper and licorice.
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Southern California wildfires benefits/emergency assistance

January 10, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
As people in the Los Angeles area face devastating fires, we'd like to ensure that members of the UC ANR community know about the numerous emergency resources available to them. We invite you to reach out to your colleagues with a reminder that UC has a variety of resources available to help.
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