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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 view from Gates Canyon Road on Sept. 25, 2020, following the Aug. 19th wildfire. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

Rising from the Ashes--Some Day

October 13, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Note: We asked butterfly expert Arthur "Art" Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, to comment on the effect of the California wildfires on butterflies and their habitat.

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Árbol infectado por escarabajos barrenadores polífago

Nuestra Comunidad: Article

Aprende sobre los escarabajos invasores y cómo controlarlos… ¡en español!

October 13, 2020

By Basilisa M Rawleigh

Durante el mes de octubre, UC ANR ofrece una serie de webinarios gratis sobre las plagas de rboles que estn afectando nuestra regin, incluyendo un webinario completamente en espaol. El tema? Los escarabajos barrenadores invasores (tambin conocidos como invasive shot hole borer o ISHB en ingles).

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Livestock & Range: Article

Match.Graze launches to reduce wildfire fuel, feed livestock

October 13, 2020

Matchmaking grazing animals with grass and rangelands Professional grazing of overgrown rangelands, pastures and parcels is proven to reduce the spread of dangerous and costly wildfires.

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Four boxes with two apple trees and two people below them. In the first box titled Inequality "Unequal access to opportunities" you see one person receive an apple while the other person has none, with a ? above their head. In the second box titled Equality? "Evenly distributed tools and assistance, both people have a ladder but one person still has more access to fruit on their side of the tree. In the third box titled Equity "Custom tools that identify and adress inequality, the person has a taller ladder

Coordinator News: Article

DEI Alliance New Member Outreach

October 13, 2020

By Marisa A Coyne

The Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) Alliance is an informal group of UC ANR personnel who have self-identified as being committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within UC Cooperative Extension.

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ANR Adventures: Article

World Food Prize week

October 13, 2020

By Wendy Powers

There's another new face around UCCE San Diego! Gerardo Spinelli started Monday, October 12th as the Production Horticulture Advisor, based in San Diego, with programmatic responsibilities in San Diego County. Please welcome Jerry (back) to UC ANR.

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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Hannah Thompson and Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Daily Californian article on USDA school meal participation study

October 13, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Lorrene Ritchie, director and UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) specialist at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI), Hannah Thompson, NPI epidemiologist and research scientist at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and Marisa...

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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

New UC Book offers insight into how landowners can reforest lands ravaged by wildfires

October 13, 2020

By Susan D Kocher

The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) publications office today announced the release of a new book, Reforestation Practices for Conifers in California, a practical manual for landowners and managers that explains the why, where, who, when, what, and how of getting s...

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Crop Biostimulants: Article

UCCE-UC IPM Biologics Educational Webinar Series

October 13, 2020

By Zheng Wang

Hello Everyone, Rachael Long (Farm Advisor in Yolo County) and myself will collaborate with UC IPM to host a series of four 1-hour educational webinars regarding the use of biostimulants and plant growth regulators in crop production, with a focus on vegetable and field crops.

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President Drake begins consultation process on possible expanded curtailment program

October 12, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Dear Colleagues, I have appreciated your remarkable efforts over the past seven months to manage what has been an unprecedented period in the University of California's history: a global pandemic led us to shift to primarily remote learning and campus operations, and our medical centers have been at...

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Gulf Fritillaries flutter over a praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, in a passionflower patch in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

Will a Praying Mantis Eat a Caterpillar?

October 12, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Will a praying mantis eat a caterpillar? Short answer: Yes. For several days, we've been watching a resident praying mantis, a female Mantis religiosa, hanging out in our patch of Passiflora (passionflower), the host plant of the Gulf Fritillary butterfly, Agraulis vanillae.

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