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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

UCCE forest and fire advisor Kate Wilkin examines a tree with an old fire scar.

ANR News Blog: Article

Horse country is often in wildfire-prone areas

July 12, 2018

By Jeannette Warnert

A population of 700,000 horses call California home and many of them live in areas susceptible to wildfire.

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Stanislaus County: Article

Summer 2018 Issue #2

July 12, 2018

This issue of Vegetable Views talks about: June Vegetable Walk Calculate Fertilizer Need Upcoming Events...

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I saw a message on my LinkedIn account from Bill Frost congratulating me on my second anniversary at UC ANR. Normally when I see Bill he asks me if I am still having fun. The truth? I'm having so much fun in this position, I think I must be doing it wrong.

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A wind-swept meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum, perches on a fence post after feasting on prey on July 1, 2018 in Vacaville, Calif. This was taken just after sunrise with a 200mm macro lens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

Dragonflies En Masse

July 11, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

So there they were, literally dozens of dragonflies flying around two separate Vacaville (Calif.) yards, feasting on swirling clouds of prey (gnatlike insects) and then touching down on blades of grass or fence posts. They proved as elusive as a celebrities attempting to avoid a paparazzi.

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ANR Employee News: Article

UC issues annual whistleblower notification

July 11, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The University of California is committed to maintaining the highest standards of conduct in the fulfillment of its education, research, public service and patient care mission.

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For the 2018 ASABE Student Robotics Challenge, teams will simulate the mechanical harvest and storage of apples.

College students to build apple-picking robots in ASABE competition

July 11, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Nineteen teams of college students from top universities in the U.S., Canada and China will compete to build robots to mechanize farm work at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting in Detroit.

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First the Hammock lab fills water balloons in an assemblyline procedure. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Let Us Spray: The International Bruce Hammock Lab Water Balloon Battle Is a Real Soakfest

July 11, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Let us spray. Water balloons, water guns, super sprayers, and buckets prevailed when dozens of scientists participated in the 15th annual Bruce Hammock Lab Water Balloon Battle on the Briggs Hall lawn at the University of California, Davis.

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UC ANR Vice President Glenda Humiston (left), Fresno County Advisor and CASI member Dan Munk (center), and ANR Associate Vice President, Wendy Powers (right)

Conservation Agriculture: Article

CASI receives 2018 Award of Excellence from the Western Extension Directors Association!

July 11, 2018

By Jeffrey P Mitchell

July 10, 2018 The Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation (CASI) Center received this year's Award of Excellence from the Western Extension Directors Association (WEDA).

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Annual Whistleblower Notification

July 11, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The University of California is committed to maintaining the highest standards of conduct in the fulfillment of its education, research, public service and patient care mission.

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UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Beeblossom

July 11, 2018

Gaura lindheimeri (Beeblossom) By Jackie Woods UCCE Master Gardener Planting areas: thrives in sandy, loamy, well-drained soils Size: 18-24 inches tall and 12-18 inches wide Bloom season: early summer into fall Exposure: enjoys full sun Pruning needs: trim back flowered stems to encourage new stems...

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Pest Notes

UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies

Horse country is often in wildfire-prone areas

Summer 2018 Issue #2

Focus on what you do have

Dragonflies En Masse

UC issues annual whistleblower notification

College students to build apple-picking robots in ASABE competition

Let Us Spray: The International Bruce Hammock Lab Water Balloon Battle Is a Real Soakfest

CASI receives 2018 Award of Excellence from the Western Extension Directors Association!

Annual Whistleblower Notification

Beeblossom