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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

John Pehrson, standing with a walker, poses beside the building sign bearing his name.

ANR Employee News: Article

Lindcove REC building named to honor citrus expert John Pehrson

October 27, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

It's been 30 years since John Pehrson retired as a University of California Cooperative Extension citrus specialist, but he left such a lasting impression on the citrus industry that his work is still revered today.

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Back-Saving Gardening Tool

October 27, 2021

Recently, a fellow Master Gardener and I embarked on a mission to weed out a public garden that has not been tended to for many years.

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Christine Melvin's art work, transformed into a banner for the Bohart Museum of Entomology's 75th anniversary, features a hover fly, sphecid wasp, snake fly, bumble bee, aphid, twisted wing parasite and a tardigrade (water bear).

Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum of Entomology Banner Draws Praise

October 27, 2021

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

A newly created, unveiled banner for the Bohart Museum of Entomology's 75th anniversary drew "oohs" and "aahs" when the Bohart Museum Society hosted a Halloween party last Saturday on the UC Davis campus.

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Together we give. GivingTuesday. November 30, 2021

ANR Employee News: Article

Get ready for Giving Tuesday on Nov. 30

October 27, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The countdown has begun...GivingTuesday is just four weeks away. Mark your calendars for November 30. We know how important this giving day is to raising support for your work. To get started, register your participation in ANR's GivingTuesday campaign before Nov. 1 at https://surveys.ucanr.

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Leslie Roche tweeted: The UC Davis Cooperative Extension specialists can finally use the title 'Professor of Cooperative Extension'! A lot of folks worked REALLY HARD over the years to make this happen! Thank you to all! Emojis of hands clapping and hands raised.

ANR Employee News: Article

UCCE specialists at Davis and Riverside add ‘professor’ to their titles

October 27, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UC Cooperative Extension specialists based at UC Davis and UC Riverside can now identify themselves as a Professor of Cooperative Extension as well as UCCE specialist. Adoption of the new working title is underway at UC Berkeley.

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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

2021 Pest Management Meeting- November 18, 2021

October 27, 2021

By Kelley L Sivertson

2021 Pest Management Meeting Sponsors: UCCE, Monterey; CSUMB; USDA-ARS, Salinas; Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Thursday, November 18 Spreckels Veteran's Memorial Building 7:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

October 2021

October 27, 2021

This is a duplicate newsletter. I was finally able to upload it on the website like I normally do. Everyone received a copy through their email last week.

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Alfalfa & Forage News: Article

Alfalfa Leaftier Found for the First Time in Low Desert Alfalfa Fields

October 27, 2021

By Michael D Rethwisch

A new caterpillar pest was found infesting alfalfa fields in Imperial County. It was first observed in mid-September when pest control advisers brought it to our attention (Apurba Barman and Jon Palumbo). This pest has not been previously observed in low desert.

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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Compost Workshop Rescheduled

October 27, 2021

By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles

UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis will host a Healthy Soils Program Workshop on compost. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 3rd from 9:00am to 12:30pm. The meeting will take place at Rominger Brothers Farm (28800 Co Rd 29, Winters, CA).

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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study shows healthy beverage messaging in kids storybooks can motivate parents to serve their kids healthier beverages

October 27, 2021

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee

Parents play an important role in influencing what their kids eat and drink.

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