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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

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Right place, right time for researcher examining leukemia’s high rate in Hispanic children

October 22, 2018

By Basilisa M Rawleigh

Sometimes we like to imagine that the most important things in life come with a plan, but for me, it wasn't that way. When I first came to Loma Linda University in 2006, I felt guilty because I didn't have some grand plan, to be honest. But I think God had a plan.

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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

Bring the wild back into our farmlands to protect biodiversity, researchers say

October 22, 2018

By Susan D Kocher

Reposted from the UCANR News Berkeley With a body the size of a fist and wings that span more than a foot, the big brown bat must gorge on 6,000 to 8,000 bugs a night to maintain its stature. This mighty appetite can be a boon to farmers battling crop-eating pests.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Soil Mapping is Fun

October 22, 2018

By Ben A Faber

WASHINGTON USDA has re-designed its Soil Tools webpage, to now serve as a one-stop source for new, leading-edge tools and technologies to help farmers, ranchers, and other land users understand, evaluate and conserve soils.

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Growing Hardneck Garlic

October 22, 2018

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: My sister brought me some heads of hardneck garlic from her harvest in Idaho. I would like to know when is the best time to plant this garlic for this area.

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Noticias: Article

La calabaza es enorme, se podría alimentar a un ejército

October 22, 2018

Con motivo del inicio del otoo, en los huertos los trabajadores tienen das intensos, cosechando, transportando y colocando las calabazas a lo largo del campo para que todo est listo para el Festival de la Cosecha, una celebracin que les encanta a los nios y a los paps.

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Amir Haghverdi showing plots to EarthWatch, UCCE and CBWCD teams

Landscape Horticulture Updates for Southern California: Article

Sensors, drones, and CIMIS: UCCE Partners with EarthWatch and CBWCD to Save Water in Urban Landscapes

October 20, 2018

By Janet S Hartin

On Friday UCCE San Bernardino County Master Gardener Coordinator Maggie O'Neill and I hosted a tour that showcased UC ANR Urban Water Use Specialist's Amir Haghverdi's landscape plots at the UCR Citrus Experiment Station.

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A fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, feeding on a banana. (Photo by Sanjay Acharya, courtesy of Wikipedia)

Bug Squad: Article

What This Scientist Discovered in an Insect and Why It Matters

October 19, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

What this scientist discovered in an insect and why it matters... Naoki Yamanaka, an assistant professor at UC Riverside (UCR), is known for his innovative and creative research. In fact, the National Institute of Health (NIH) just awarded him a $2.

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Stanislaus County: Article

Evapotranspiration Report - 10/18/2018

October 19, 2018

Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.

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Nut Crops: Article

Almond Replant Disease and Soil Health Meeting

October 19, 2018

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Bear Yuba Land Trust Salmon Trek Nov 10th at SFREC

SFREC News: Article

SFREC hosts BYLT Family Walk Event: Salmon Trek Nov 10, 2018

October 19, 2018

Join Bear Yuba Land Trust and California Naturalists Steve Roddy and Linda Conklin in partnership with the UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center (SFREC) for an amazing salmon exploration experience for the next installment of the Junior Conservationist: Stories in Nature series! This even...

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