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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

Andrea Guggenbickler, who received her bachelor's degree in global disease biology (GDB) in 2018, has won a staff academic advising for her work in the GDB program.

Bug Squad: Article

Meet Andrea Guggenbickler, Outstanding Academic Advisor

May 27, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Way to go! Andrea Guggenbickler, staff academic advisor for the Global Disease Biology (GBD) major, part of the UC Davis Department of Plant Pathology, has received a prestigious award for her outstanding advising.

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ANR Employee News: Article

Finances hurt by COVID-19? UC Regents allow access to retirement savings

May 27, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The UC Board of Regents voted on May 21, 2020, to implement provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to make it easier for participants to access funds from their retirement savings plans.

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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

Drought ‘refuges’ protect young coho salmon from summer heat

May 27, 2020

By Susan D Kocher

Reposted from the UC Berkeley News A seven-year project tracking young coho salmon in the Russian River watershed found that some habitats support the young fish even in the midst of extended drought.

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Colusa County: Article

Sacramento Valley Almond News - Email Extra

May 27, 2020

Request for help from PCAs regarding class review May 27, 2020 Help, please. Im looking for a few experienced PCAs or growers/managers to watch an on-line class for airblast sprayer calibration training and give it a quick review. The class has to be up and running smoothly by Sept.

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ANR Employee News: Article

Help NFCS advisor understand family food resiliency during COVID-19 pandemic

May 27, 2020

By Jeannette Warnert

UC Cooperative Extension nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor Deepa Srivastava asks for her colleagues' help in a virtual project that she initiated to understand family food resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ANR News Releases: Article

Houston Wilson named Presidential Director for the Clif Bar Endowed Organic Agriculture Institute

May 27, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Houston Wilson has been named the Presidential Director for the University of California's Organic Agriculture Institute, which was established in January 2020 with a $500,000 endowment by Clif Bar and a matching $500,000 endowment from UC President Janet Napolitano.

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Houston Wilson named Presidential Director for the Clif Bar Endowed Organic Agriculture Institute

May 27, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Hummingbird-What I know, What I Thought I Knew, and What I Learned

May 27, 2020

I never heard a peep and rarely saw the female! In fact, the babies remain quiet which is their protection.

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Nursery & Floriculture Research & Education: Article

Irrigation Talks 2015

May 27, 2020

Using sensor technology to more effectively irrigate your growing operation.

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UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County: Article

Fireworks in the Garden: Octopus Agave in Bloom

May 27, 2020

By Rose M Hayden-Smith

In this weekly blog, Dr. Annemiek Schilder, Director, UCCE Ventura County and Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center, shares her observations about the natural world across the seasons. As she says: "Gently observing your surroundings with curiosity will teach you some amazing things.

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