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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

photos by Lanie Keystone from non-copyright brochure from Montecello

Under the Solano Sun: Article

Jefferson's Montecello Garden and the Big Reveal!

January 24, 2024

In our November blog, we revealed how Thomas Jefferson became the Founding Father of gardening innovation at his beloved Monticello. He was a grand experimenter, a disciplined scientist and an extraordinary gardener.

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New Podcast Alert! Discover the Best of 2024: All-America Selections & Green Thumb Winners

January 23, 2024

Other Interesting cultivars for 2024 include Broccoli Purple Magic which is not only tasty but is a beautiful purple in color.

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Two sheep moth specimens, Hemileuca eglanterina, at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

Sheep Moths Draw Attention at Bohart Museum of Entomology Open House

January 23, 2024

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Unless you're an entomologist, moth enthusiast, or an avid follower of National Moth Week, you may have never seen or heard about sheep moths. Those who attended the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on social wasps, held Jan.

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Forest entomologist Todd Johnson of Louisiana State University

LSU Forest Entomologist to Deliver Next ENT Seminar

January 23, 2024

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Forest entomologist Todd Johnson assistant professor at Louisiana State University, will speak on "Characterizing Ecological Interactions of Arthropods in Forests under Global Change"at the next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

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El hallazgo de un psílido asiático de los cítricos en un campo de cultivo de limones del condado de Ventura tiene en alerta a autoridades y expertos agrícolas, quienes piden a la comunidad que se mantenga en alerta ante la presencia de este diminuto insecto portador de una bacteria que puede ser devastadora para la industria de los cítricos.

Noticias: Article

Detectan en el condado de Ventura a insecto portador de bacteria que mata cítricos

January 23, 2024

By Diana Cervantes

Autoridades urgen a los residentes a revisar sus rboles de ctricos en busca del pslido asitico de los ctricos Como un hallazgo devastador fue calificada la reciente aparicin del pslido asitico de los ctricos en un rea de cultivo de limones en el condado de Ventura.

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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

CDFA Healthy Soil Program is NOW OPEN!

January 23, 2024

Contact Ana Resendiz for additional information. Email and phone number are on the flyer.

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Northern Lights in Norway. photo by Melinda Nestlerode

Under the Solano Sun: Article

Our Dark Days Will Soon Be Over

January 23, 2024

December 21, 2023, marks the winter solstice, the day of the year with the least amount of sunlight. Conversely, this day marks the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere; their longest day of the year.

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Clumps of crabgrass are unsightly in a uniform lawn. (Photo: NY State IPM Program at Cornell)

Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Preventing crabgrass and protecting the environment go hand in hand

January 22, 2024

Every year around Super Bowl season, many Fresno gardeners will apply a preemergent herbicide to their lawns so crabgrass won't germinate when the weather warms up.

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Colusa County: Article

Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - January 2024

January 22, 2024

2023 UC Rice Variety Trial Results Choosing Medium Grain Varieties New Rice Herbicide: Cliffhanger New Rice Weed: White Water Fire Rice Seed Midge Insecticide Trials Evaluating Losses from Stem Rot New Rice Farming Systems Advisor for Colusa and Yolo Counties Survey: Challenges and Opportunities for...

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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

2024 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting

January 22, 2024

By Michael D Cahn

2024 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting Tuesday, February 20 7:55 am to 1:30 pm Habr traduccin al Espaol Registration Link: 7:30 Sign-in and refreshments 7:55 Introduction 8:00 Managing runoff during the growing season and winter.

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