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- 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

Fresas y Moras: Article

Mariscada y Reunion del Campo de Manejo de Nitrógeno para Productores de Fresa

October 2, 2019

By Mark P Bolda

Un aviso a todos que tomar lugar un evento breve de educacin agrcola de manejo de nitrgeno en la fresa de la Costa Central. Un buen contenido poniendo nfasis del uso de nitrgeno, sobre todo la utilidad de abonamiento preplantar, en el campo.

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Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Mariscada and Tailgate on Nitrogen Management for Strawberry Growers

October 2, 2019

By Mark P Bolda

Just a head's up to everyone on a brief education event concerning nitrogen management in strawberry on the Central Coast. Good content featuring discussion on nitrogen use, especially the the utility of preplant fertilizer, in the field.

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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

Plant Diversity a Casualty of High-Severity Wildfires

October 2, 2019

By Susan D Kocher

Reposted from UC Davis News Sierra Nevada forests are losing plant diversity due to high-severity fires, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. These fires are turning patches of forest into shrub fields indefinitely, in some cases.

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Patti Wooten Swanson, left, provided practical tips for San Diego County residents to eat healthfully, avoid foodborne illness and save money.

Healthy Communities Blog: Article

UCCE advisor Patti Wooten Swanson, who championed 'San Diego Saves,' retires

October 2, 2019

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Helping people attain financial security and healthy, active lives has been a career passion for Patti Wooten Swanson, UC Cooperative Extension nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor for San Diego County.

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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

Sacramento Valley Prune News - Fall, 2019

October 2, 2019

Fall & Winter Prune Orchard Considerations Long Pruning for Greater Early Yields Cytospora: A year-round fight Increase Your Return on Investment with Post-Harvest Weed Scouting...

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A grafted tomato plant. (Photo: UC Davis Tomato Genetics Resource Center Image Library)

ANR News Blog: Article

UCCE advisor speaks about vegetable grafting at neighboring university

October 2, 2019

By Jeannette Warnert

Zheng Wang, vegetable crops advisor with UC Cooperative Extension in Stanislaus County, visited an ag class at Stanislaus State to discuss a state-of-the-art vegetable production practice that involves grafting, reported Alivah Stoeckl in Stan State News.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Alcohol Loving Ambrosia Beetles

October 2, 2019

By Ben A Faber

Ambrosia beetles, which are a large group of several thousand species worldwide, belong to the bark beetles. All species are characterized by the ability to cultivate fungi.

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A monarch butterfly sips nectar from a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) in front of a bird, decorative art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

The Butterfly and the Bird

October 1, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

A monarch butterfly fluttered into our pollinator garden in Vacaville yesterday and sipped nectar from a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) as a bird looked on. Well, sort of looked on. The bird was decorative art. The monarch was real. Now if that bird had been real, the monarch may have been a meal.

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Colusa County: Article

October 2019

October 1, 2019

Book of the Month - House Plants Again! Ornamental Plant of the Month - Sedum sieboldii Edible Plant of the Month - Horseradish Recipe of the Month - Chicken Pot Pie Events - check the fliers for details Second Saturday at the Library, October 12, 10 to noon Pumpkin Centerpiece Workshop, October 17,...

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Plastic water bottles. Photo by ricardo / zone41.ne/ zone41.net.

The Confluence: Article

Bottled water sales track community response to water contamination

October 1, 2019

By Faith Kearns Drinking water contamination is an ongoing issue across the United States. However, tracking water quality violations and notifying residents about them is challenging, and there is no systematic approach for prioritizing assistance once a violation is detected.

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