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- 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

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4-H Newsletter April 2020

April 17, 2020

Dear 4-H Families, We hope all your families are healthy! We are in times of change right now. Our 4-H newsletter has information on 4-H event changes and many new resources for projects at home. We do not have a 4-H county council meeting this month due to shelter in place.

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Urban coyote sightings can be recorded at the Coyote Cacher website. (Credit: National Park Service)

Are coyotes becoming bolder in California while humans shelter in place?

April 17, 2020

Coyote sightings are on the rise in San Francisco, even taking naps in patches of green spaces in the city, reported Uma Chrobak in Popular Science. However, it is unlikely they indicate a change in wildlife behavior, said UC Cooperative Extension human-wildlife interactions advisor Niamh Quinn.

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Easter Flowers

April 17, 2020

One of the reasons I love holidays is because they're an excuse to buy holiday flowers. With Easter just around the corner, it's time to think about plants associated with Easter. According to several floral websites, the top flowers gifted at Easter include white roses (Rosa), tulips (Tulipa L.

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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Lorrene Ritchie quoted in YubaNet article on access to healthy food during COVID-19

April 17, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Lorrene Ritchie, director and cooperative extension specialist of the UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute, was quoted in an April 16, 2020 article on YubaNet.com titled "Urban ag supplies fresh fruits and vegetables, part of a healthy diet".

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Turf with creeping woodsorrel and yellow nutsedge.

BLP's in OC: Article

Who is that knocking at the gate? Weeds, that's who....

April 17, 2020

By Tamara J Majcherek

I love the rain and the spring flowers that follow, greeting us with their beauty and hope.

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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

NSF Rapid Response Research (RAPID) funding mechanism for COVID-19 research

April 17, 2020

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, In light of the emergence and spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States and abroad, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting proposals to conduct non-medical, non-clinical-care research that can be used immediately to explore how to model and u...

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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) Letter of Intent Submission DUE May 14

April 17, 2020

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, UC Research Initiatives is pleased to issue the 2021 UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) Request for Proposals. This opportunity includes two award types: 1) Planning/Pilot awards (1-2 years) and 2) Program awards (2-4 years).

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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

NIFA - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information for Partners, Researchers, Stakeholders, Applicants, and Grantees

April 17, 2020

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, As of April 16, NIFA has released updated information for NIFA partners, researchers, stakeholders, applicants, and grantees.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Global Avocado Industry

April 17, 2020

By Ben A Faber

A great source of information on what's happening to produce around the world, including citrus, avocado, blueberries and occasionally cherimoya and star fruit but all things strawberry and lettuce and whatnot, I check daily on Fresh Plaza to see what's going on.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

The California Avocado Industry Report

April 17, 2020

By Ben A Faber

The California Avocado industry has a rich history of growing, innovating, changing, and reinventing itself as the needs of the marketplace have changed over time.

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