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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

Overwintering monarchs in the Berkeley Aquatic Park on Nov. 26, 2015. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

The Sad State of the Overwintering Monarch Population in California

November 30, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Where are all the overwintering monarchs? If you traveled to the Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz this fall or to any of the other overwintering monarch sites along coastal California to see these iconic butterflies, did you see very many? Probably not.

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Tehama County: Article

December 2018

November 30, 2018

Welcome new and returning members to the Tehama County 4-H Program! We look forward to working with you! Awards Night; December 9 2018-2019 Tehama County 4-H Events Calendar New Leader Information and more!!...

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Baking soda, vinegar, vegetable oil, and a scrubber with garden tools.

Farming in the Foothills: Article

“There’s no point in having a dull knife (pun intended)”

November 30, 2018

By Cindy Fake

There is nothing more frustrating than having to fix or track down a tool in order to use it when it is needed on the farm.

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ANR Employee News: Article

Hayden-Smith to help with communicating your ANR story

November 30, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

As ANR researchers and educators, outreach is essential to our organization's mission. At our core, humans are storytellers. Stories that resonate can make the information contained in the story more relatable and memorable.

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Colusa County: Article

December 2018 4-H News

November 30, 2018

In this issue, you will find: County Presentation Day information January 12 is County Presentation Day in Princeton LEGO Workshop December 8 New Countywide Arts and Crafts project! Volunteering Opportunity with County Food Baskets and much, much more!...

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A mural tribute to Siskiyou County agriculture and late UCCE advisor Steve Orloff was dedicated Oct. 13, 2018.

ANR Employee News: Article

Mural honoring Steve Orloff celebrated in Siskiyou County

November 30, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

A mural depicting a UC Cooperative Extension advisor talking with a farmer beside a crop field and stream, surrounded by cattle, potatoes and a 4-H member showing a prize-winning sheep, against the backdrop of the Siskiyou Mountains was dedicated Oct.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Which Way HLB - Huanglongbing and Asian Citrus Psyllid? Now in Marin.

November 30, 2018

By Ben A Faber

The best way to delay arrival of HLB in our area and minimize its impact is to keep ACP suppressed down to the lowest level possible.

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Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Your Winter 2018 Garden Beet Newsletter Is Here

November 30, 2018

Visit a local venue that is open to the public specializing in roses. Learn the basics of pruning to keep your roses and their edible relatives productive. Incorporate pest management tips to keep thrips off the buds and mosquitoes off your ankles.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Great Citrus Tasting!!!!

November 30, 2018

By Ben A Faber

Date: December 15, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Contact: Jasmin Del Toro: 559-592-2408 ext 1151 Sponsor: Lindcove Research and Extension Center Location: Lindcove Research and Extension Center The general public is invited to join us for a family friendly Citrus Tasting Event.

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Sedges and yarrow in CSUC bioswale by C. Weiner

The Real Dirt: Article

Plant Suggestions for your Rain Garden

November 30, 2018

By Alicia Springer, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, November 30, 2018 Four weeks ago, in this column we ran an article on rain swales (Slow it, Spread it, Sink it-- Creating a Rain Garden, Nov. 2, 2018).

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