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Bug Squad: Article

Bugs to the Fair: From UC Davis to the Dixon May Fair

May 9, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The theme of the 142nd annual Dixon May Fair set Thursday, May 11 through Sunday, May 14, is "Farm to Fair." But you could also say: "Bugs to Fair!" That's because the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, will have a presence there, all in the Floriculture Building.
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Farmers gather for training at a previous conservation agriculture field day. A half-day workshop titled 'Benefits of Soil Management for Farming Systems" will be held June 6, 2017, at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center in Five Points.
Conservation Agriculture: Article

Soil management training slated for June 6 in Five Points

May 8, 2017
By Jeannette Warnert
UC Cooperative Extension will train farmers June 6 at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center in Five Points on the benefits of soil management and a systems-oriented approach for achieving healthy soil. The free program runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes lunch.
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MOU Signing Ceremony in Winters, CA for the California Farm Demonstration Network.
Conservation Agriculture: Article

MOU Signing Ceremony for the California Farm Demonstration Network

May 8, 2017
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
About fifty people gathered at the farm of Russ Lester just west of Winters, CA on a beautiful afternoon on the 5th of May for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the California Farm Demonstration Network, a major undertaking by the University of California's Division of Agriculture a...
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pixie whips
Topics in Subtropics: Article

New Rootstocks for the Little 'Pixie'

May 6, 2017
By Ben A Faber
'Pixie' mandarin is a very vigorous, upright tree. Although the fruit is small, hence its name, it can produce fruit on the ends of long branches which deform the canopy structure, making it hard to pick. The sweet, seedless fruit is worth picking, though.
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Armyworm traps on the edge of a field. Photo by: Luis Espino
UC Rice Blog: Article

UC Rice is live on Social Media

May 5, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
UC Rice is now live on social media! We will be posting events that may be of interest to California rice and of course, lots of pictures of California rice country! Please follow us here: On Twitter: @UCRice On Facebook: @UCRice On Instagram: @UCRice...
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Bug Squad: Article

How to Have a Rice Day

May 5, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Rice farmers in southeast Asia don't "have a rice day" when the dreaded brown planthopper is infesting their crops. The brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, or BPH, is the economically most important rice pest in Asia.
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irrigation pond
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Water. Water. Water. And We Still Need to Learn How to Use It Right.

May 5, 2017
By Ben A Faber
A recent grower survey in Santa Barbara County asked a whole bunch of questions. One of which was had they had an evaluation of irrigation distribution uniformity. This is a free service that can significantly improve on-farm water use and most importantly improve plant health.
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