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UC Rice Blog: Article

Mid Season Disease Update

July 10, 2020
By Luis Espino
There are a couple of interesting issues I have noticed while looking at fields, mostly in the northern part of the valley. One is bakanae. Bakanae is a seed borne disease that is managed by soaking the seed in sodium hypochlorite or bleach. Levels are very low and is not going to affect yield.
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Photo by Jutta Thoerner
UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Cucumber Beetle

July 10, 2020
Cucumber Beetle By Jutta Thoerner UCCE Master Gardener Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctata Region of county most prolific: all areas Size: 1/5 inch long, 1/10 inch wide.
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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

UCCE offers training for landowners interested in using prescribed fire

July 10, 2020
By Susan D Kocher
Reposted from the UCANR Green Blog Healthy California wildlands were managed with periodic wild and cultural fires for millennia. As the state's population and development grew, officials suppressed most fires out of concern for people, homes and businesses.
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The Western striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma trivittatum, is the primary focus of Jasmin Ramirez Bonilla of the Ian Grettenberger lab. (Photo by Jasmin Ramirez Bonilla)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Jasmin Ramirez Bonilla's Target: Cucumber Beetles

July 10, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you like melons, you won't like these beetles. But if you're Jasmin Ramirez Bonilla, a UC Davis graduate student in entomology, you're seeking to control these agricultural pests through more effective integrated pest management (IPM) strategies.
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photos by Mary Gabbard
Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Trip to San Diego

July 10, 2020
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting my son in San Diego, and became completely enthralled by the beautiful, blooming, Jacaranda mimosifolia tree.
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Colusa County: Article

Sacramento Valley Field Crop Newsletter

July 10, 2020
Managing sunflower head moth Announcements Agronomy Needs Assessment Survey Project Summaries and Available Resources When is nitrogen fertilizers of alfalfa beneficial?
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Stanislaus County: Article

Evapotranspiration Report - 7/9/2020

July 10, 2020
Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.
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