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UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Drip Irrigation Workshop

March 12, 2018
Drip Irrigation By Leslie E. Stevens UCCE Master Gardener I want to install more efficient methods to water my yard. Is drip irrigation the way to go? Ellen A. Paso Robles Drip irrigation can be a highly effective method of meeting many of your landscape's water needs.
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ANR Adventures: Article

UC Desert Farming symposium

March 12, 2018
By Wendy Powers
Two weeks ago I had a chance to attend the UC Desert Farming symposium, a one day event that was organized by UCCE in Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino counties plus the Desert REC.
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RECs develop new funding model

March 12, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Research and Extension Center (REC) System is a key component of UC ANR (Cooperative Extension + Agricultural Experiment Station + Research and Extension Centers + Statewide Programs).
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

So, Here We Are!

March 12, 2018
It seems as though it was just yesterday that the weather was cold, windy, and drizzly; right now, it's just windy and a little chilly! Just the right weather to garden without layers of clothing on with the sunshine glowing brightly.
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UCCE Livestock & Range Topics: Article

USDA decides to ditch additional rules for organic livestock producers

March 12, 2018
By John Harper
The following is a re-post from the trade journal Meating Place. USDA announced the agency has decided to withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule published on January 19, 2017. The withdrawal becomes effective May 13, 2018.
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A Garden Runs Through It - UCCE Master Gardeners of Colusa County: Article

Catchweed Bedstraw

March 12, 2018
By Gerry Hernandez
Such a silly name for a bad, bad weed. This weed seemed to appear overnight in 2010. It is invasive! Catchweed bedstraw is a summer annual broadleaf plant that is starting to show in your gardens now! Its bristles attach to people's clothing and the hair of animals, aiding in its dispersal.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

The OTHER invasive elodea

March 12, 2018
By Guy Kyser
On a conference trip to New Zealand in 2018, I was able to finally meet the final member of the invasive Elodea family, or Hydrocharitaceae. In the United States, we already have the invasive hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata from Asia) and Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa).
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IGIS: Article

2018 ESRI Dev Summit

March 12, 2018
By Shane T Feirer
Last week saw the ESRI Developers Summit come and go in Palm Springs, CA. The Dev Summit is billed as being designed to show you how to build cutting-edge apps using advanced mapping technology from Esri.
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