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Students visiting the feedlot during a school field trip
DREC: Article

Cattle Nutrition Research at Desert REC Decreases Feed Costs for Producers

August 12, 2020
By Stacey Amparano
A stop at the feedlot to observe the cattle is always a highlight of the day for the over 8,000 visitors to Farm Smart each year through school field trips and field tours. Cattle has been the #1 commodity in Imperial County(IC) for over 60 years and IC is among the top 5 producers in California.
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citrus
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus Plant growth Regulators

August 12, 2020
By Ben A Faber
August 19, 3-4:30 PM Dr. El-kereamy will discuss the use of plant growth regulators that are registered for use on California citrus to increase fruit set, prevent fruit senescence, control preharvest fruit drop, and to control suckering.
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Anthracnose on Sycamore leaf. photos from UC IPM website
Under the Solano Sun: Article

My Poor Sycamore

August 11, 2020
Well I've been so busy planting flowers and a vegetable garden, I'm sad to say I didn't notice my American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) tree was having issues. Specifically, the leaves would curl and die, however within a few days new ones would replace them.
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A monarch butterfly, looking like a stained glass window, rises from a tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, on Aug. 7 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Monarch Is Like a Stained Glass Window

August 11, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ever seen a back-lit monarch butterfly? It's like a stained-glass window in a centuries-old steepled church where you cannot see the ugliness of the world, but its beauty. Monarchs are like that. Those iconic butterflies excite, inspire and transform you, just like stained glass windows.
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 08-10-2020

August 11, 2020
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 08-10-2020" ET Report 08-10-2020 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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