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Cracked tomatoes. (photos by Karen Metz)
Under the Solano Sun: Article

End of the Season?

March 16, 2020
It has been a pleasure to grow tomatoes this year. After several years of drought, it was so nice to give them the water they needed and not just be in survival mode. And they did thrive.
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Colusa County: Article

March 16, 2020

March 16, 2020
As of 3/15 all UC Cooperative Extension events that are scheduled through April 3rd will be postponed. This includes: -3/17: Healthy Soils and Cover Crop Field Day I will be rescheduling these events as I am able, or will provide access to the information to be presented through other means.
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The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Pollinator Class Postponed

March 16, 2020
By Anne E Schellman
We've decided to postpone our pollinator class for now. We will post a new blog when we have information about our next one.
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Colusa County: Article

Meetings Postponed

March 16, 2020
As of 3/15 all UC Cooperative Extension events that are scheduled through April 3rd will be postponed.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

HLB Affects a Rootstock Differently

March 16, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Citrus greening disease, or Huanglongbing (HLB), is deadly, incurable, and the most significant threat to the citrus industry. Most HLB research focuses on the tree canopy, but scientists in California studied the impact of HLB on root systems.
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Blog, soil (UC ANR Knowledge Stream Blog)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Caring for the Soil.

March 13, 2020
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Growing some of your own vegetables is one way to contribute to a more sustainable world. Locally grown food, if grown correctly, has a much smaller environmental footprint than food imported from elsewhere.
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Professor Elizabeth Crone delivering a seminar on Western monarchs to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Elizabeth Crone and the Declining Western Monarchs

March 13, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Why Are the Monarch Butterflies Declining in the West?" Professor Elizabeth Crone of Tufts University who researches monarchs (as well as bumble bees), drew a standing-room only crowd when she presented a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on the decline of Western monarchs.
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