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Pest Notes
- 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

UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

Coordinators Corner: Summer Vegetable Care During a Drought

July 28, 2022

By Margaret J O'neill

Summers in most parts of San Bernardino County are hot, dry, windy, and sometimes extra challenging due to fires. Add on the layer of continued drought and water restrictions, and it can seem almost impossible to get a fruit or veggie crop to grow.

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Vilsack stands at lectern with pallets of canned goods on shelves behind him.

ANR Employee News: Article

Vilsack visits Yolo County, announces plan to buy and distribute locally grown food

July 28, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited the Yolo County Food Bank to announce a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and California under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.

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Thinning canopy is an early sign of Bot canker. [Credit: J. Downer]

Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Bot Canker: Have You Heard of It?

July 28, 2022

By Karey Windbiel-Rojas

Ever heard of Bot canker? "Bot" stands for Botryosphaeria which is a plant disease that results in cankers of trees and other woody plants. This fungal disease can be worse under drought conditions when trees are stressed.

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ANR Employee News: Article

Names in the News

July 28, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Goncalves named UCCE diversified agriculture advisor for Lake and Mendocino counties Clebson Goncalves joined UC Cooperative Extension on July 1 as a diversified agriculture advisor serving Lake and Mendocino counties.

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Los experimentos sobre el arroz se realizan en un campo de cultivo. Fotografía por Julia Bailey-Serres/UC Riverside

Blog de Alimentos: Article

Cómo logrará la planta del arroz sobrevivir inundaciones y sequías

July 28, 2022

By Basilisa M Rawleigh

Hay nuevas estrategias para salvar un grano crucial para la alimentacin de la humanidad Las plantas son como nosotros, tambin tienen tcnicas para lidiar con el estrs.

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This is part of Professor Louie Yang's research site in north Davis. The team investigated monarch/milkweed interactions over a three-year period. (Photo by Larry Snyder)

Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Research: What a Monarch-Milkweed Interaction Project in North Davis Revealed

July 28, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Newly published UC Davis research investigating wild monarch-native milkweed interactions in rural Davis over a three-year period has yielded three key findings in the search for what factors constrain monarch development.

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A wooly bear caterpillar investigating an ice plant on Bodega Head, Sonoma County, in April 2022.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

Gotta Love Those Wooly Bear Caterpillars

July 28, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

You gotta love those wooly bear caterpillars. Richard "Rick" Karban, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology, studies them. The rest of us admire them. We usually see them in the spring along the cliffs of Bodega Head on the Sonoma coast.

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Kern County: Article

IMPORTANT AUGUST EVENTS

July 28, 2022

RECORD BOOKS FOR FAIR, ENROLLMENT & FEES, CLUB CHECKS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS DUE MONDAY, AUGUST 1ST SEE ATTACHED FOR IMPORTANT DATES IN AUGUST...

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Campo de fresas orgánica. Foto cortesía de Joji Muramoto

Noticias: Article

Hay un reporte que describe los retos de los productores de alimentos orgánicos

July 28, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

La demanda de los alimentos orgnicos crece rpidamente en todo el pas. Alrededor del 5 por ciento de todos los alimentos que se venden en los supermercados son orgnicos y se proyecta un aumento del 6 por ciento cada ao.

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Blog de Alimentos: Article

Comidas gratis para todos en escuelas y un equipo de expertos a cargo de encontrar soluciones prácticas al gran reto logístico.

July 28, 2022

By Basilisa M Rawleigh

A fin de combatir las disparidades sociales que estorban en el aprendizaje y desarrollo de los nios, California extiende permanentemente, a partir del prximo ao escolar 2022-2023, el Programa Universal de Comidas Escolares.

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