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UC Pest Management Guidelines (UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
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- 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

SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Nitrogen Fertility in Common Beans following Whole Orchard Recycling

August 6, 2021

By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles

In 2020, we established a trial to evaluate soil properties and kidney bean yield following whole orchard recycling of a walnut orchard.

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Powerpoint slide of Acitivty 11: Can you detect the best beverages in your kitchen?

UC Delivers: Article

Resilience and Innovation: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE partners with school districts to promote healthy living

August 6, 2021

By Rosa Vargas

UCCE Santa Barbara County educators partnered with P.E. teachers to boost enrolled classes by 53% during COVID-19 distance learning. About half of the students surveyed indicated intentions to drink more water and increase activity, contributing to improved youth health.

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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Newly updated National Drinking Water Alliance map tracks water safety

August 6, 2021

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee, Christina E Hecht

Since the Flint Water Crisisthe 2014 watershed moment for public health and drinking water safety in Flint, Michiganpublic concern over drinking water safety, especially for children, has only grown.

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Hammock laboratory alumnus Guodong Zhang, associate professor in the University of Massachusetts' Department of Food Science, is the recipient of the "Foods 2021 Young Investigator Award." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Hammock Lab Alumnus Guodong Zhang of UMass Wins International Investigator Award

August 6, 2021

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Rising star Guodong Zhang, associate professor in the University of Massachusetts' Department of Food Science and a former UC Davis postdoctoral scholar advised by UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock, has been named the recipient of the Foods 2021 Young Investigator Award.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Heat and Light in Avocados? And?

August 6, 2021

By Ben A Faber

Manipulating the Avocado & its Environment for Optimum Temperature & Light California Avocado Society, California Avocado Commission & UC Cooperative Extension AVOCADO GROWER WEBINAR Tuesday, Aug. 17 9-11 a.m. Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

HLB Spreads in San Diego

August 6, 2021

By Ben A Faber

** HLB Update ** for San Diego County Citrus Growers and Affiliates The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed the first detection of Huanglongbing (HLB) in San Diego County.

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Blue oaks are thick along Dye Creek and atop Campo Seco, Laura Lukes

The Real Dirt: Article

The Blue Oaks in Our Foothills Have a Strategy for Drought

August 6, 2021

You may have noticed that blue oaks are turning brown in the foothills right now. They aren't dying they are utilizing an adaptive strategy that they have evolved over time to thrive in their challenging environment.

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The free international symposium, “Insect Olfaction and Taste in 24 Hours Around the Globe,” begins at 9 a.m, Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), Wednesday, Aug. 11.

Bug Squad: Article

Olfaction and Taste Symposium: Learn About Honey Bees, Mosquitoes, Butterflies, Fruit Flies and More...

August 5, 2021

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Honey bees, mosquitoes, cabbage butterflies, fruit flies and more... You'll hear about a variety of insects when the international symposium, Insect Olfaction and Taste in 24 Hours Around the Globe, takes place beginning at 9 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), Wednesday, Aug. 11.

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ANR Adventures: Article

On vacation

August 5, 2021

By Wendy Powers

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Entomology & Nematology News: Article

International Symposium on Insect Olfaction and Taste: Registrants from 66 Countries

August 5, 2021

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

A free international symposium, Insect Olfaction and Taste in 24 Hours Around the Globe, hosted by a trio of professors including UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, has already drawn more than 1100 registrants from 66 countries. Registration, limited to 3000, continues at https://bit.

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