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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

The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Two Classes on Fruit Trees this Week!

January 24, 2022

By Anne E Schellman

Hello! If you signed up for our Planting and Pruning Bare Root Fruit Trees for Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. you should have received an email with the Zoom link and a copy of the presentation. If you still want to sign, please do so now using this link http://ucanr.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Nitrogen Mineralization from Organic Amendments

January 24, 2022

By Ben A Faber

Daniel Geisseler, Professor of Nutrient Management at UC Davis has developed a tool for estimating the mineralization of nitrate-N from organic amendments. How much and when nitrate-nitrogen becomes available from organic amendments and fertilizers is difficult to know precisely.

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CropManage: Online Irrigation and Nutrient Management Tool: Article

CropManage Hands-on Workshop February 10, Imperial CA

January 23, 2022

By Michael D Cahn

Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision-Support Tool to the Field Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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CropManage: Online Irrigation and Nutrient Management Tool: Article

CropManage Hands-on Workshop February 9, Coachella CA

January 23, 2022

By Michael D Cahn

Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision-Support Tool to the Field Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Thanksgiving Cactus versus Christmas Cactus

January 21, 2022

You have probably heard of the Christmas cactus, but did you know that there is also a Thanksgiving cactus? I learned recently that my plant (shown in the picture) wasn't what I thought it was.

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A syrphid fly, a female Scaeva pyrastri, hovers over an Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

It's Friday Fly Day!

January 21, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

It's Friday Fly Day--and time to post images of a syrphid fly. Syrphid flies, often mistaken for honey bees, are pollinators, too. Also known as flower flies and hover flies, syrphids hover over a flower before touching down.

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Stanislaus County: Article

UCCE Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Meeting - 2/3/22

January 21, 2022

UCCE Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Meeting University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced Counties Thursday, February 3, 2022, 8:00 - 11:00 am Online Meeting via Zoom (https://zoom.

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Think Outside...No Box Required - 2.0!

January 21, 2022

By Suzanne Morikawa

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, we are excited to bring back our California 4-H Camping Conference! Every two years, camp planning adults and teens come together for a weekend of networking, learning, and growth.

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A sign reads: Organic research. Follow organic protocols. Rows of watermelons in a test plot is behind the sign.

Food Blog: Article

Free weekly organic agriculture seminars for growers

January 21, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Growers are invited to attend free organic agriculture seminars hosted by UC Cooperative Extension. Lunchtime seminars will be offered on Tuesdays from 12 to 1 p.m. through March 8.

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