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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

How much do you know about ants? Members of the Phil Ward lab will discuss ants and answer questions at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. Here carpenter ants (Camponotus semitestaceus) nest in a Vacaville park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

Got an Ant Question? Ask Away at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

February 9, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Got a question about ants? Or other insects? By popular demand, ant specialists (myrmecologists) from the Phil Ward lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will answer questions at the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 18.

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Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County: Article

Updated Quad-County Walnut Institute

February 9, 2023

51st Quad-County Walnut Institute Updated Agenda The 51st Quad-County Walnut Institute will be held on February 28, 2023, at the Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton. The event will run from 7:30 am - 12:00 pm and will cover a variety of topics.

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UCCE Livestock & Range Topics: Article

UCCE Week-Long Sheep Shearing School is Back in 2023!!!

February 9, 2023

By John Harper

After two years of Covid restrictions, I'm happy to say that I'll be doing our very popular week-long shearing school. The dates are March 20th through 24th, 2023. It will be located once again at the Twinning Barn near Ukiah.

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Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Still Time to Register to Attend Vermeij Lecture Virtually

February 9, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

There's still time--and room--to register to attend virtually the New Emeriti Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 15 by UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus Geerat Vermeij, an evolutionary biologist and paleoecologist with the UC Davis Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

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The cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Shapiro Records First Cabbage White Butterfly of the Year

February 9, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

In between the rain and the cold, UC Davis Distinguished Professor Art Shapiro of the Department of Evolution and Ecology has been searching in vain for the first white cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae) of the year.

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Glenn County: Article

Glenn County 4-H Partners with Glenn County Farm Bureau Press Release 2023

February 9, 2023

Submitted by Christine Kampmann, UCCE Community Education Specialist February 7, 2023 GLENN COUNTY 4-H PARTNERS WITH GLENN COUNTY FARM BUREAU Glenn County Farm Bureau held their annual Crab Feed Fundraiser Dinner on Saturday, January 21, 2023.

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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Share your experience of NPI communications in this brief survey today!

February 9, 2023

By Danielle Lee

The Nutrition Policy Institute recognizes the power of media platforms to communicate the latest research and findings to their readers. We value the input of our readers, and we are looking for opportunities to enhance our communication efforts.

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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Wendi Gosliner and collaborators receive grant to test an outreach program to increase WIC participants take-up of the Earned Income Tax Credit

February 9, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner

Working families with low- to moderate-income can receive up to $6,000 in Federal benefits and an additional $3,000 in California state benefits through the Earned Income Tax Credit, one of the largest poverty alleviation programs in the nation.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Online Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers January 24 – March 21, 2023 Tuesdays, 12 – 1 pm

February 9, 2023

By Hung K Doan

Please join us for a weekly lunchtime seminar series. Each week we'll be joined by a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation followed by questions from the listeners and more general discussion. The Zoom link will be the same each week. No pre-registration required. Meeting link:https://ucanr.

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Salad Bouquet

February 9, 2023

One day it's freezing cold, another it's windy, today is cold, windy and raining; maybe tomorrow it will be sunny and warmer. The California winter, it's predictably unpredictable, from day to day. That's just my point of view.

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