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UC ANR COVID-19 Update: Modified safety standards

July 16, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
This week, in response to a trend of increasing COVID-19 cases and potential strains on hospital capacity in many areas of the state, Governor Newsom ordered that certain business sectors and activities must scale back their operations.
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NCPN Open Period
National Clean Plant Network: Article

Fiscal Year 2021 Open Period

July 16, 2020
By Kristen Farrar
NCPN provides high quality asexually propagated plant material tested for targeted plant pathogens and pests to protect the environment and ensure the global competitiveness of specialty crop producers.
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Terry's garden.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Gardening is Not for the Timid

July 16, 2020
By Anne E Schellman
When I began gardening, many moons ago, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had this idealized picture in my head of what gardening was all about. A picture of a smiling woman, straw hat on her head, garden trowel in hand, a cute little apron tied around her waist.
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"Well, hello there!" A mature male crab spider, likely a Missumessus species (Thomisidae, crab spider) as identified by UC Davis Professor Jason Bond, peers at the camera from his Tithonia post. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Spider Alert! Meet a Little Charmer

July 16, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Spider alert! Spider alert! Some folks request a "spider alert" because they cringe in horror when they see an image of the eight-legged critter.
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The Backyard Gardener: Article

Straight Talk about Starting a Farm in the Eastern Sierra

July 16, 2020
By Dustin W Blakey
I have been working in Cooperative Extension now for a few economic downturns, and a common response to national financial calamity is a desire to become more self-sufficient. This is a completely rational response.
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Weedy rice in a rice field in California.

Weedy Rice Survey 2020

July 16, 2020
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
The UCCE Rice Team will be starting a survey of weedy rice across the rice-growing counties in the next week. We are surveying fields that are known to have weedy rice infestations (from reports from the past 3 years).
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Figure 1. A healthy backyard lawn. (Credit: C Reynolds)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Lawn Problems: Diseases Are Not Always To Blame

July 16, 2020
By Janet S Hartin
Your customers want their lawns to be beautiful and functional (Figure 1) but dead patches or other problems sometimes occur. Figuring out the cause of turfgrass damage can be a challenge since many plant pathogens affect grasses as well as numerous abiotic (non-living) disorders.
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