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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

Tulare County Cooperative Extension: Article

AGENDA 2023 Annual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day

August 24, 2023

2023 Kearney Field Crops, Alfalfa and Forage Field Day Friday, September 29th, 2023, 8:00 am 12:00 pm Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center 9240 South Riverbend Avenue, Parlier, CA 93648 Register Here...

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Tulare County Cooperative Extension: Article

AGENDA 2023 Annual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day

August 24, 2023

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Soil Texture

August 24, 2023

By Ben A Faber

Why is soil texture important?

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The egg-shaped nest of a yellow-legged hornet, Vespa velutina. This 33 feet high on a Liriodendron tulipífera and identified in November 2015 at the Plaza Pedro Nunes, Porto, Portugal. It became visible when autumn leaves fell. (Photo by Paula Jorge, courtesy of Wikipedia)

About That Yellow-Legged Hornet Detected in Georgia

August 24, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Folks in Georgia have more than Georgia on their minds. It's about this yellow-legged hornet detected in Savannah, Ga., the first live species of Vespa velutina reported in the United States.

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Thriving Forward: Article

Working as a team: An innovative collaboration between 4-H, CalFresh Healthy Living, and the Master Gardener Program

August 24, 2023

By Matthew R Rodriguez

This past year, 4-H, CalFresh Healthy Living, and the Master Gardener Program in Sutter has been collaborating together to serve youth and their families.

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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Italian Ryegrass Research Updates (2022 Trials)

August 24, 2023

Summary note: This is a belated research update from herbicide trials (targeting Italian ryegrass) carried out in the winter of 2021-2022 in wheat fields in the Esparto area.

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ANR Employee News: Article

Virtual GROW Urban Agriculture Conference begins Nov. 1

August 23, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The GROW (Generating Research Opportunities Workshop) Urban Agriculture Conference strives to enhance urban agriculture and food systems through developing collaborative proposals that tackle critical issues.

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A praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, is pretty in pink, nestled in a bed of pink zinnia petals. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If Barbie Had a Praying Mantis....

August 23, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

If Barbie had a praying mantis, it would be pretty in pink. Do you think Barbie would fawn over a praying mantis nestled in a bed of pink zinnia petals? We spotted this Stagmomantis limbata in our living laboratory (pollinator garden), and admired her stance. Then Ms.

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Four people standing around a table, one person is holding a plant and examining the roots.

The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Deadline to Apply for the UC Master Gardener Program in Stanislaus Extended to Sept 1, 2023

August 23, 2023

By Anne E Schellman

The deadline to apply to become a UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener in Stanislaus County has been extended until September 1, 2023! Do the following descriptions sound like you? Interested in helping others and giving back to your community.

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Assassin bug found 8-22-2023 in strawberry north of Watsonville.

Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

What Kind of Bug is This?

August 23, 2023

By Mark P Bolda

We experienced some excitement this past week when we found a unique looking bug out of one of our samples in a spotted wing drosophila trial in strawberry. Have a look at it yourself - lots of spines all over and a swollen pair of first legs.

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