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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 Coastal Gardener : Article

What is Wrong with My Rose?

June 15, 2020

By Sherida J Phibbs

What's wrong with my rose?! There is a section of this rose bush where the new spring leaves are small, yellowed and odd shaped. The shoots are stunted and narrow. Also, malformed flower buds are present. This is a typical symptom of phytotoxicity.

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Fresno County 4-H: Article

June 2020 Guidelines

June 15, 2020

In This Edition: Fresno County 4-H Leaders Council & Committee Meetings, Pg. 2 Leaders Council, Pg. 2 CCLS (Community Club Leaders) - Need to Know!, Pg. 2 Community Club Leader Year-End Reminders, Pg. 3 County 4-H Office Temporary Closed, Pg.

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The Leaflet: Article

Wild Turkeys: Pest or part of the Marin landscape?

June 15, 2020

If you lived in Marin prior to 1988 you remember a time when the only turkeys you saw were at the grocery store. This is because, in 1988, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife introduced wild turkeys onto Loma Alta hill on the west side of Lucas Valley.

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Snapdragons growing in the cutting garden at Filoli. Photo: Jill Clardy, Flickr

The Leaflet: Article

For Gorgeous Floral Arrangements and Improved Mental Health, Add a Cutting Garden to Your Landscape

June 15, 2020

According to behavioral research conducted at Rutgers University, flowers are nature's way of providing us with a simple way to improve emotional health.

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Avocados hang on a tree at UC South Coast Research & Extension Center. “Consumers seeking the health benefits of avocado oil deserve to get what they think they are buying,” says Selina Wang.

Food Blog: Article

Study finds 82 percent of avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils

June 15, 2020

Consumer demand is rising for all things avocado, including oil made from the fruit. Avocado oil is a great source of vitamins, minerals and the type of fats associated with reducing the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

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Students in the Tripati Lab. Photo courtesy of Center for Diverse Leadership in Science.

The Confluence: Article

Retaining diverse environment and water scholars through community

June 15, 2020

By Faith Kearns. By any measure, Aradhna Tripati is a brilliant scientist. She began college full-time at the age of 12, has been on the faculty at UCLA since 2009, and received tenure in 2014.

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Livestock, Range and Natural Resources: Article

Early Summer 2020

June 15, 2020

Updates on recent past webinars, and other online resources that are currently available or coming soon, such as: Prescribed Fire Sheep and Cattle Markets (online presentations June 16 and June 17) Survey about impacts of COVID-19 Download the PDF to read more!...

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UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock "rests" in a hammock on the UC Davis campus. The occasion: the Hammock lab scientists were walking across campus (before the coronoavirus pandemic precautions). (Photo by Cindy McReynolds)

Bug Squad: Article

Bruce Hammock: UC Davis Distinguished Professor Extraordinaire

June 15, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Don't let that photo fool you. Yes, that's UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock "resting" in a hammock on the UC Davis campus.

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UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock at his office in Briggs Hall (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bruce Hammock: Lifetime Achievement Award from Chancellor

June 15, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock, internationally recognized for his work in alleviating inflammatory and neuropathic pain in humans and companion animals--and known as the founder of the field of environmental immunoassays--is the recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awar...

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Stage 2 safety standards; diversity, equity and inclusion input

June 15, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Reminders concerning Stage 2 safety standards As you know, UC ANR issued Stage 2 protocols for resuming in-person activity at the end of May.

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