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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 06-24-2024

June 25, 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 06-24-2024" ET Report 06-24-2024 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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Kern County: Article

Green Scene June 2024

June 25, 2024
Next Horticultural Tour - Spain and Portugal, May 2025 Master Gardener Program Sun and Shadow...
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Shasta County: Article

2024 July Tips 'N Topics

June 25, 2024
In this issue: New 4-H Year - Registration County Record Book Evaluation Pre-Registration State 4-H News 4-H Thriving Model Shasta District Fair Memorial Day 2024 & 4-H Council Officers & Meetings July Birthdays !...
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photos by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Bats

June 25, 2024
June is Pollinator Month, and Pollinator Week is June 17th 23rd. Most people can name pollinators- bees, butterflies, moths, and birds- but they don't always remember bats. Bats pollinate at night, which may be why they don't always get credit for their work. We don't usually see them in action.
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A honey bee on a blanketflower, Gaillardia, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Art of the Bee

June 25, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Thought for the day... Every time we see a honey bee "posing perfectly" on a Gaillardia, commonly known as blanket flower, we think of a quote by internationally known honey bee geneticist, Robert E. Page Jr.
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The banded alder borer is attracted to fresh paint, probably because of the phermone-like scent. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Behold: the Banded Alder Borer

June 24, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So there it was, an exotic-looking bug resting against a freshly painted red bollard at a Vacaville supermarket. It was not there to shop. Or to stop vehicles from crashing into the store or colliding with shoppers. It was there, I suspect, because of the pheromone-like scent of the fresh paint.
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cherimoya
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Cherimoya Manual Online

June 24, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Back in the early 1990s the California Cherimoya Association decided to put together all their knowledge about the fruit and plant - from history to pollination and costs of production. There are numerous authors who are steeped in love of the fruit. It took several years to bring this all together.
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