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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

Una chinche ninfa antes y después de haberse alimentado con sangre. Fotografía por Siavash Tarava

Comunidades Saludables: Article

Gerentes de complejos de viviendas aprenden sobre buenas prácticas para prevenir y controlar plagas el hogar

December 21, 2023

By Diana Cervantes

Vivir con plagas o invitados no deseados como algunos le llaman, puede causar un desgaste fsico, mental y econmico.

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Glenn County: Article

Golden State Dairy Newsletter - Special Edition- December 2023

December 21, 2023

English & Spanish Edition In this Issue: Horn Removal Options Opciones de descorne Calf Scours Diarrea en terneros Udder Prep Towels Toallas de pao para preparacin Calf Pneumonia Neumona en terneros...

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Tools ready for sharpening, including pruners, hoes, rakes, and shovels.

The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Garden Tool Maintenance

December 21, 2023

By Anne E Schellman

Garden tools looking sad? Your hula hoe doesn't dance anymore? Got rust on your shovel?

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Seven people pose at a farmers market table

ANR Employee News: Article

Celebration Corner

December 20, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

CSAC honors CalFresh at Farmers Markets project in SLO CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE San Luis Obispo County and the CalFresh at Farmers Markets cross-sector working group received the 2023 CSAC Challenge Award for creating more equitable access to healthy foods and supporting local farmers in San Lu...

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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Editorial urges bold action for equitable access to nutrition assistance by all

December 20, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner, Lorrene D Ritchie

More Americans are now sick with diet-related conditions than are well.

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A male Melissodes agilis targeting a meloid beetle on a Tithonia in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

The Intensity of a Territorial Bee Targeting a Blister Beetle

December 20, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

If you're feeling overwhelmed during the holiday season and just can't seem to concentrate, check out the focus and intensity of this male territorial bee, a Melissodes agilis.

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Rachel Surls (a la izquierda), quien aparece aquí impartiendo un taller en un huerto comunitario, ha enseñado a los angelinos a cultivar alimentos desde 1988. Ella se ha apoyado en los voluntarios del Programa Jardinero Maestro de UC para difundir la información entre la comunidad.

Blog de Alimentos: Article

En muchos hogares de Los Ángeles se comen más alimentos saludable gracias a Rachel Surls

December 20, 2023

By Diana Cervantes

Tras 35 aos de carrera, la mayor parte de ellos impulsando la seguridad alimentaria a travs de los huertos comunitarios y escolares, Rachel Surls, asesora de Extensin Cooperativa de UC, se jubila sabiendo que gracias a sus esfuerzos, muchas familias han podido suplementar su alimentacin, aun en mome...

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ANR Employee News: Article

Social media campaign shows how ANR is improving lives

December 20, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

To increase awareness of how UC ANR research and extension is improving life for Californians, Strategic Communications has been posting about UC Cooperative Extension activities across social media.

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Participants in emergency preparedness training practice using a pry bar to move an object off of a person

Emergency preparedness program for youth takes root in California

December 20, 2023

By Michael Hsu

Disasters do not discriminate. They can impact people regardless of their race, color, creed, socioeconomic status or age. That's why a nationwide effort to train young people in emergency preparedness continues to grow and is establishing itself in California.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Treating Queensland Fruit Fly in a Quarantine Area

December 20, 2023

By Ben A Faber

This from the Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner's Office: Basically the baiting treatment (for growers) involves 2 options: For conventional farms the material is Malathion 8 Aquamul mixed with Nulure Insect Bait and for organic growing the available product is Spinosad GF 120 Naturalyte whic...

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