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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

ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

California Blueberry Commission is Accepting Research Proposals Due on 9/1/2022

July 12, 2022

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The California Blueberry Commission (CBC) seeks research proposals from qualified companies and/or individuals to demonstrate their capabilities in conducting research that will ultimately benefit California blueberry growers and processors by increasing the efficiency of blueberry...

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ANR Employee News: Article

Michelle Hammer Coffer retires

July 11, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Michelle Hammer Coffer, chief business officer for statewide program operations, retired July 1 after serving 26 years with UC. In 2016, she joined UC ANR to provide fiscal, analytical, administrative and policy/procedure support.

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Day 1 - ESRI User Conference Day ‘GIS – Mapping Common Ground’

July 11, 2022

By Shane T Feirer

This is the 42nd ESRI User Conference yet in some ways it felt like the first. This is the first in-person user conference since the COVID19 outbreak after almost 2 and a half years.

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UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, inducted as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, receives congratulations from the NAI's Elizabeth Lea Dougherty, J.D., director of Inventor Education, Outreach, and Recognition in the Office of Innovation Development at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. At left is NAI president Paul Sanberg. (Courtesy Photo)

Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal Inducted as Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

July 11, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Soares Leal of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and a former chair of the Department of Entomology, was inducted as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) at a June ceremony in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Kern County: Article

4-H Poultry Show & Showmanship Day

July 11, 2022

August 13, 2022 Kern County Fairgrounds Livestock Pavilion See attached flyer and entry form...

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And the tour of the California dogface butterfly habitat begins. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

The Land of Z (Zerene) and The Land of B (Bohart)

July 11, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Friday, June 10 proved to be a great day in "The Land of Z," and Saturday, July 16 promises to be a great day in the "Land of B." The Land of Z? It's the home or major breeding ground of Zerene eurydice, the California dogface butterfly, the state insect.

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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study describes a flexible recruitment strategy for schools that are socioeconomically comparable to SNAP-Ed schools

July 11, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie, Amanda M Linares

Researchers from the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute recruited 36 elementary schools from across California to serve as comparison schools to evaluate the impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)...

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ANR Employee News: Article

UCCE advisor John Borba retires after 30-year career helping youth in Kern County

July 11, 2022

By Saoimanu Sope

John Borba, UC Cooperative Extension Kern County's 4-H youth development advisor, retired on July 1.

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Spill the Beans: Article

Our Garden Tours

July 11, 2022

by Cynthia Kerson Being a UC Master Gardener has many joys. We attend classes on multiple horticultural topics and are given access to an amazing font of research based horticultural information.

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

July 11, 2022

I thought I had been to all the public and Botanical Gardens in the East Bay. But late in May, my sister asked to visit the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley to help celebrate her birthday. What a treat.

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