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Solar energy can be used to protect pollinator habitat, according to a research paper published July 9 in the journal Nature. This is Anthophora urbana, a ground-nesting solitary bee which has a broad distribution including the Mojave Desert. It is a floral generalist collecting pollen and nectar from many species of plants, says UC Davis entomologist Leslie Saul-Gershenz. (Photo by Leslie Saul-Gershenz)
Bug Squad: Article

Pollinator Habitat: Important Part of Solar Energy Study

July 9, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Solar energy should not only be used to benefit global sustainability, but to protect our global ecological systems, including climate, air quality, water and wildlife, says an international team of 16 researchers, including several UC Davis scientists, in a newly published study in the journal Natu...
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ISHB News: Article

New Online Training

July 9, 2019
By Sabrina L Drill
Invasive shot hole borers (ISHB) are a pest and disease complex potentially affecting over 200 tree species, but posing a strong risk to box elders, sycamores, and other riparian and urban trees, as well as being a nuisance pest for avocado.
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 07-08-2019

July 9, 2019
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 07-08-2019" ET Report 07-08-2019 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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Stanislaus County: Article

Almond Rootstock Field Day

July 9, 2019
When: July 17, 2019, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Where: 10061 Vineyard Avenue, Westley, CA What: Walk through an 8th leaf orchard featuring Nonpareil on 16 rootstocks grown under "typical" West Side farming conditions: heavy, high pH, clay-loam soil irrigated with water sometimes high in chloride and boron.
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Fire blight blasted end of branch. (photos by Brenda Altman)
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora)

July 9, 2019
When I first inherited this pear tree it was hemmed in between two structures and restricted to a 3-foot diameter opening in the concrete. I had noticed that several of the branches growing straight up were blacken and appeared dead. I assumed that the recent drought had caused the problem.
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UC Cooperative Extension - Madera County: Article

Summer 2019

July 9, 2019
Maximizing walnut quality to improve value in a low-price year, Regulated Deficit Irrigation in Almonds to Manage Hull Rot, and On-Farm Recharge on Pecans for Groundwater Sustainability Includes a Survey on grower interest in the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and On Farm Recharge (OF...
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Budget update 2019-20

July 8, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues, The state's fiscal year 2019-20 budget will remain the same as FY18/19 for UC Office of the President (UCOP), of which UC ANR is a key component.
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