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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Mendocino Botanical Gardens

December 10, 2019
A few getaway days found us in Fort Bragg. Our first destination was the Mendocino Botanical Gardens. This garden is on 47 acres that has a forest of coastal pines, some wetlands and as you walk on the path that takes you to the ocean you can hear the waves.
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Livestock & Range: Article

Job Announcement - Livestock Apprentice at Swanton Pacific Ranch

December 10, 2019
By Devii R Rao
Swanton Pacific Ranch is hiring an apprentice to work with their livestock program. Swanton Pacific Ranch is working towards a regenerative approach to managing their rangelands using the decision making that considers ecological, economic, and social dimensions.
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ANR Adventures: Article

Collaborations are key to success

December 10, 2019
By Wendy Powers
I am in DC for a few days this week to meet with Extension Directors and partners, including the new NIFA National Science Liaisons. These are the NIFA employees who stayed behind in DC while the rest of NIFA headquarters relocated to Kansas City a few months ago.
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Alli Fish holding a radish.
Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

A Field Day for Cover Crops

December 10, 2019
As I have mentioned in my previous blogs, I have a certain affinity for cover crops. Mostly it is because I see enormous potential to increase the soil health and climate resiliency in Ventura County agriculture by incorporating cover crops.
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UC Cooperative Extension - Madera County: Article

2019 Orchard IPM Meeting December 18

December 10, 2019
Come to the 2019 orchard IPM meeting. Hear talks on hull rot in almonds, navel orangeworm control, orchard weed management, and updates from the Madera County Agricultural Commissioner's office. Location and times in the atttached PDF.
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Planting bare root fruit tree. (UC Master Gardener Handbook)
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Bare root planting season is almost here!

December 9, 2019
By Anne E Schellman
For gardeners the coming of winter means, among many other things, the beginning of the bare root planting season. Local nurseries will soon receive good supplies of bare root fruit and ornamental trees, roses, grapes, berries, and vegetables such as asparagus and rhubarb.
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Red cyclamen with bow. (pixabay.com)
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Cyclamen and other Indoor Plants Provide Holiday Cheer

December 9, 2019
By Anne E Schellman
When you think of traditional plants that represent the Christmas season, the poinsettia automatically comes to mind. Other plants also can be used indoors to provide seasonal color, including the cyclamen.
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Lead author and entomologist Fernando Iost Filho of the Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is a former UC Davis exchange student.
Bug Squad: Article

Why Drones Are Important in Sustainable Agriculture in the 21st Century

December 9, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Drones... If you're thinking of apiculture, you might be thinking of drones (male bees). But if you're thinking of agriculture--more specifically sustainable agriculture practices in the 21st century--you ought to be thinking of the importance of unmanned aerial robots.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Olive 911

December 9, 2019
The two wind events we had awhile ago were pretty frightening. There were trees down and fences down all over the city. We were very lucky at our house when I went out to check all I found damaged was our olive tree.
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