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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

UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

Debbie's Diary: Upland USD Farm to School Program is Growing

February 18, 2022

By Deborah Schnur

I can't believe I've been working part-time as the UCCE San Bernardino Environmental Education Coordinator for six months already! As the saying goes, time flies when you're having fun.

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Read and follow all label instructions before each pesticide application. Photo: jack Kelly Clar, UC IPM

February Is Safe Pesticide Use Month

February 18, 2022

By Susana Bruzzone-Miller

Author: Petr Kosina, UC Statewide IPM Program To raise awareness of pesticide safety practices, February is celebrated as National Safety Education Month.

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Laying down the cardboard - P. Pashby (1)

Under the Solano Sun: Article

Sheet Mulching with Cardboard-Do's and Don'ts

February 18, 2022

UC Cooperative Extension County Master Gardeners (Solano & Yolo) are currently renovating the 900 square foot Willis Linn Jepson Native Plant Garden at the Pea Adobe in Vacaville.

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Lighting a prescribed fire. Photo courtesy of Susie Kocher, UC ANR

Should I burn? Consider a Prescribed Fire Go/No-Go Checklist Before You Begin

February 18, 2022

By Kimberly C Ingram

Private forest landowners in California are increasingly interested in using prescribed fire for vegetation management. When properly done, prescribed fire can be used effectively in many different vegetation types, at different times of the year and under different weather conditions.

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First in a series of photos taken in 2016: Two monarchs meet in a Tithonia patch in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

Are You Ready for the Western Monarch Mystery Challenge?

February 18, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Monarch Butterfly Alert! It's early spring and Western monarchs are heading inland from their overwintering sites along the California coast.

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UC Rice Blog: Article

Weedy Rice Identifcation Videos and UCCE Rice Youtube Channel

February 18, 2022

By Whitney B Brim-Deforest

We have recently produced a series of videos on weedy rice identification in California. Each video is biotype-specific. Our UC Rice YouTube Channel also has many other recordings from our virtual meetings and webinars.

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Recording of 2022 Annual Strawberry Production Research Meeting Now Available

February 18, 2022

By Mark P Bolda

In case you missed it, the recording of our annual strawberry production research meeting is now available, thanks to Julia Kalicka from UC ANR Program Support Unit. It was a good meeting, for sure if you weren't there you want to watch: Link: https://youtu.

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A brazen female wild turkey on a north Chico lawn, J.H. Connell

The Real Dirt: Article

Game Birds in the North State: Wild Turkey and Quail

February 18, 2022

Loss of natural habitat is a serious threat to wildlife. How game birds have managed to recover after the wildfires that have roared through and incinerated our neck of the woods is a mystery, but they are again thriving in my part of Paradise.

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All aboard the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum bus! This art is the work of Ivana Li, UC Davis biology laboratory manager.

Bug Squad: Article

When a Mouse and an Eagle Boarded the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day Bus

February 17, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

UC Davis is known for its London-style double-decker buses.

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Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County: Article

February 2022 Field Notes Newsletter

February 17, 2022

In this issue: Local Field Trials Evaluating Management Options for Fusarium Diseases of Processing Tomato Management of Botryosphaeria-Phomopsis and Mold of Walnut 2021 Rice Research Updates UC ANR Announcements/ Calendar of Events...

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