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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

Food Blog: Article

New ‘big data’ tools help California wheat farmers reduce fertilizer guesswork

October 28, 2021

By Michael Hsu

Growers in California grapple with plenty of climate uncertainty but a new set of tools can help wheat farmers make crucial fertilizer decisions with more precision and confidence.

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Soak That Tree!

October 28, 2021

NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a 70% chance of a La Nia weather pattern for the upcoming 2021-2022 winter. Rain comes from clouds that form over warm ocean water, and La Nia will be blowing that warm water that we want to the Western Pacific.

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Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, talks to the crowd before cutting the cake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bohart Museum of Entomology Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary and Work of Director Lynn Kimsey

October 28, 2021

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

With spider decorations dangling from trees and entomologists representing everything from a horse fly to a tortoise beetle to a lamp, the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology celebrated its 75th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 23 with an outdoor Halloween party hosted by the Bohart Museum Society.

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Lunchtime cafeteria waste audit at Norton Elementary

UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

Debbie's Diary: Composting for School and Community Gardens

October 28, 2021

By Deborah Schnur

Debbie Schnur, UCCE San Bernardino County Master Gardener and Community Education Specialist When I lived in Minnesota, fall was my least favorite time of year. It wasn't that I didn't appreciate the changing colors of the leaves or the crisp fall air.

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Kern County: Article

Green Scene October 2021

October 28, 2021

Meetings and Announcements Tree Selection for Bakersfield and the Valley portion of Kern County...

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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers publish new method for evaluating the ‘dose’ of complex, multicomponent public health interventions

October 28, 2021

By Danielle Lee

Schools are an ideal setting to improve child nutrition and food security and are critical environments in which to implement policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) public health interventions.

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ANR Employee News: Article

Open Enrollment closes Nov. 19

October 28, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Open enrollment started Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, at 8 a.m. and ends Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at 5 p.m. Please note the deadline is earlier than in past years. UCPath will host several open enrollment webinars between Oct. 26 and Nov. 16.

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