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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

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ANR Employee News: Article

L&D: Youth safety nets, videography, timesheets, conflict competence, managing stress

October 30, 2023

By Jodi L Azulai

UC ANR Learning & Development Landing page | Archived webinars | Learning platforms Extension Methods & Delivery Building Support Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Office, Team, & Personal Management Weaving Community Safety Nets for Youth (Extension Foundation) Nov. 2 8-9:30 a.m.

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Researchers create app to help drones improve farm efficiency

October 30, 2023

By Michael Hsu

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a web application to help farmers and industry workers use drones and other uncrewed aerial vehicles, or UAVs, to generate the best possible data.

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Thriving Forward: Article

Meet 4-H Club President Kaleia

October 30, 2023

By Matthew R Rodriguez

Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview 4-H youth member Kaleia who is also this year's 4-H club president for Barry in Sutter County. The following are Kaleia's responses to my questions.

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The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Spectacular Spooky Spiders

October 30, 2023

By Anne E Schellman

October is tarantula season in the foothills! Male tarantulas of the species Aphonopelma iodius are currently on the move, leaving their underground burrows, in search of a willing female to mate with.

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ANR Employee News: Article

UC SAREP calls for small grants proposals

October 29, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is now accepting grant proposals for its 2024-25 Small Grants Program.

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ANR Employee News: Article

Statistics resources available

October 29, 2023

By Jodi L Azulai

UC ANR is working to bring you statistics resources, informed by internal needs assessments and by identifying statistics experts who are open to opportunities for consulting and collaboration within the UC ANR network. If you have expertise in statistics, please sign up in this Google sheet.

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Mark Stetter and Emmanuel Okello lean on a pen of cows.

ANR Employee News: Article

Vet Med Dean Stetter discusses animal health research in monthly video series

October 29, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has launched Mondays with Mark, a monthly video series featuring Dean Mark Stetter discussing animal health.

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Brightly colored graphics. Text: The New Technologies for Ag Extension. Grant projects improve human, environmental and community health.

ANR Employee News: Article

UC Master Food Preserver Program featured in New Technologies for Ag Extension yearbook

October 29, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The New Technologies for Ag Extension 2022-2023 Yearbook documents dozens of projects funded through the New Technologies for Ag Extension program, a cooperative agreement between USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture, Oklahoma State University and the Extension Foundation.

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ANR Employee News: Article

In memoriam: Milton Schroth

October 29, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Milton Neil Schroth, a world-renowned plant pathologist and professor emeritus with more than three decades of service to UC Berkeley, died on Oct.11. He was 90. Schroth was born on June 25, 1933, and grew up in Southern California.

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Replacing the Lawn and Cash for Grass

October 28, 2023

I was lucky enough to buy a small Napa house in 2008. Trees, shrubs, and a lawn dominated the large backyard. Mowing the lawn took a long time due to the rocky terrain and poor shape of the lawn. Not what I wanted to do on a Saturday. Then there was the weeding and watering.

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