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Tasting Dec 2019
UC ANR South Coast REC Field Events, Workshops, and Extension: Article

December 2019 Cherimoya Tasting

December 17, 2019
By Tamara J Majcherek
South Coast Research and Extension Center Cherimoya Tasting and Orchard Tour The South Coast Research and Extension Center hosted visitors coming from all over Southern California attending the annual Cherimoya Tasting on December 17, 2019.
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Worker training
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Apply Now: Pesticide Safety Educator

December 17, 2019
The UC Statewide IPM Program is hiring a Pesticide Safety Educator to coordinate with UC ANR advisors and specialists, government agencies, professional organizations, and others to plan, develop and deliver local pesticide safety educational programs for fieldworkers, pesticide handlers, pesticide...
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photos by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

My Little Tree

December 17, 2019
Thirty years ago, on a cold, foggy day in December, my husband and I packed up the home I had bought in Modesto, loaded all our belongings into a U-Haul truck and moved ourselves to Vacaville.
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Mechanical removal of winegrape shoots can reduce the amount of hand labor needed for vineyard management. Photo by Kaan Kurtural
Food Blog: Article

UC releases new cost studies for mechanized winegrape production

December 17, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
New studies provide details about trellis type, planting density, cost and potential benefit of vineyard mechanization UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' Agricultural Issues Center has released four new studies detailing the costs and returns of wine grape production in the southern San Joaquin V...
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Plate of cut fruit and grapes
UC Delivers: Article

UC ANR training improves food safety practices among Alameda County seniors

December 17, 2019
By Mary L Blackburn
Seniors with diminished learning and retention capacity, physical impairments, on multiple medicines, and with weakened immune systems are less able to fight foodborne pathogens. Adults over 60 years are more likely to have complications, be hospitalized, and die because of foodborne infections.
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Figure 2. Wet soil and water loving grassy weeds. Yes, there are tomatoes here too.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Alkali spot grows weeds instead of tomatoes

December 17, 2019
By Clifford S Stoddard
Last summer, I transplanted a tomato variety trial into a field not far from Dos Palos, an area where annual crops such as cotton, corn, tomatoes, and melons have historically dominated the agricultural landscape.
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Kern County: Article

Kern County Cares Canned Food Drive

December 17, 2019
Help Support The Golden Empire Gleaners The UCCE Kern Office will be collecting non-perishable foods through Monday, December 23, 2019 See attached for details...
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Egg, immature bed bugs, adult bed bugs. (DH Choe)
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Keep Your Holiday Travel Bed Bug-Free!

December 16, 2019
By Anne E Schellman
Tis the season for holiday travel. As you make reservations for rental accommodations to visit family and friends, we wanted to share a few suggestions to help you avoid bringing bed bugs home with you.
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