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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

Under the Solano Sun: Article

Stunning Surprise Blooms in the Garden

July 18, 2024

A couple of years ago, my husband and I decided to convert one of our raised garden beds into a pollinator patch. When we began searching for plants to consider for this space, I was so excited to see that there was a sale at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden (https://arboretum.ucdavis.

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Spill the Beans: Article

Spare the Pain with a Raised Bed Planter

July 18, 2024

Riddle Time: What goes out more than teenagers? My back. What do Rice Krispies and my knees have in common? They go Snap, Crackle and Pop when used.

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UC Rice Blog: Article

Weather conditions favorable to blast

July 17, 2024

By Luis Espino

Last year was a blast year. I first saw leaf lesions in some fields right about heading time. In other fields there were no leaf lesions, but neck blast developed later.

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This colorful moth is Arctia virginalis, Ranchman's tiger moth, a diurnal or day-flying moth commonly known as the Ranchman's tiger moth. In its larval stage, it's a wooly bear caterpillar, commonly found at the Bodega Marine Reserve and on the trails of Bodega Head, Sonoma County. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

'Let's Go Mothing' on July 20 at Bohart Museum of Entomology

July 17, 2024

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Let's go mothing! What's mothing? The National Moth Week website describes mothing as "a hobby for nature enthusiasts who use light or bait to attract moths to a location for observation and data collection.

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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 07-15-2024

July 17, 2024

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 07-15-2024" ET Report 07-15-2024 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

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IGIS: Article

ESRI User Conference 2004 in San Diego - Day 3: Embracing AI

July 17, 2024

By Shane T Feirer

The third day of the ESRI User Conference was an exhilarating deep dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence. The AI Summit, the first of its kind hosted by ESRI, focused on the integration of AI into the ESRI ArcGIS Suite of software and tools.

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IGIS: Article

ESRI User Conference Day 2 - AI and ESRI's partnership with Microsoft get the spotlight

July 17, 2024

By Priyanka D Vyas

Where is the nearest oak tree close to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington? How many trees are in Washington DC? When is the trash pick-up date for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW? These are some of the questions that residents can answer using AI feature in the Open Data Portal.

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Bunches of ripe, red wine grapes hang from the vine. Some of the grapes are shriveled. A drip irrigation line runs along the row.

Food Blog: Article

Paper highlights how climate change challenges, transforms agriculture

July 17, 2024

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

That's the key takeaway from a recent paper published by a team that included UC Merced and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers. The paper dives into what those challenges are, how farmers are working to address them and what should come next.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocado Field Day

July 17, 2024

By Ben A Faber

You may have missed it, or you may want to relive it.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

A Strawberry FaeireTale

July 17, 2024

By Ben A Faber

The way the strawberry industry grows plants really makes them a subtropical plant. The industry is located along the coast from Monterrey to San Diego, with the bulk around Salinas, Santa Maria and Oxnard. Oleg Daugovish looks after this industry from our office in Ventura.

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