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Field picture submitted by Elizabeth Fichtner

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Pest Notes
- 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

Dr. Amelie Gaudin (left) visiting the no-till dairy silage field of Turlock, CA farmer, Michael Crowell.

Conservation Agriculture: Article

Gaudin and Light will serve on the Western Cover Crop Council on behalf of California!

August 12, 2019

By Jeffrey P Mitchell

August 10, 2019 Drs.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus Spray Training Webinar

August 12, 2019

By Ben A Faber

View Complete Calendar | Return to What Are the UC Ag Experts Talking About? Date: August 21, 2019 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Contact: Petr Kosina (pkosina@ucanr.edu) Sponsor: UC Ag Experts Talk Location: webinar Register in advance for the webinar at https://ucanr.zoom.

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ANR Adventures: Article

Seeking continuous improvement tactics

August 12, 2019

By Wendy Powers

Which button do I push to have someone else do my work for me while I'm on vacation? I have been back a week now. Despite reading and responding to email while I was away, I just finished addressing all of the emails. I spent the weekend catching up.

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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Replacing Dying Birch Trees with Fast Growing Shade Trees

August 12, 2019

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Subject: Best Tree for Fast Shade Client's Request: I live in mid-County and am going to remove 9 dying Birch Trees due to beetles this fall.

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E-Journal of Entomology and Biologicals: Article

A sustainable way of producing strawberries using the new IPM model

August 11, 2019

A strawberry field in Nipomo (Photo by Surendra Dara) The traditional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) model is focused on maintaining ecological balance in the cropping system with some attention to the economics of pest management related to the yield losses.

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Evaluating the efficacy of anti-stress supplements on strawberry yield and quality

August 10, 2019

Good nutrient management is essential not only for optimal plant growth, but also for maintaining good plant health and the ability of the plant to withstand biotic and abiotic stressors. Strawberry, a $3.

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A Quick Post--A favorite cooking site

August 10, 2019

I just love this site: https://theWoksoLlife.com/. Do you like Chinese or Asian food? Tried to make stuff at home that just didn't have that flavor you remembered? A couple of years ago, I discovered The Woks Of Life and joined their e-mail list.

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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Cucumber Beetle.

August 10, 2019

By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Most of us have warm, fuzzy feelings about ladybugs. We feel special when a ladybug lands on our hand.

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