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UC Cooperative Extension Fresno County Advisor, Dan Munk, and CDFA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, Sheila Morco, at the cover crop water use study site in Five Points, CA
Conservation Agriculture: Article

CASI’s Munk and Mitchell host CDFA’s Morco at Five Points cover crop study sites

April 28, 2017
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
Veteran CASI Workgroup member Dan Munk along with Jeff Mitchell hosted Sheila Morco of CDFA's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for a site visit for the project, Evaluation of Trade-Offs between Winter Cover Crop Production and Soil Water Depletion in San Joaquin Valley Row Crop Fields and Orchards...
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earthworm
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Earthworms, Soil Productivity, Citrus and Avocado

April 28, 2017
By Ben A Faber
There are 4,000 species of earthworms grouped into five families and distributed all over the world. Some grow uo to 3 feet long, while others are only a few tenths of inches. We call them nightcrawlers, field worms, manure worms, red worms and some people call them little diggers.
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HLB symptoms
Topics in Subtropics: Article

HLB-Affected Citrus Don't All Look Alike

April 28, 2017
By Ben A Faber
This is a reminder of the complexity of huanglongbing and the bacterial infection it causes. This abstract is from the HLB Conference in Florida last fall. 4.a.
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UC Davis Bee Symposium on May 7: The Place to 'Bee'

April 27, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's the place to "bee" on Sunday, May 7 at the University of California, Davis. You'll meet scientists, environmentalists and beekeepers; you can brush up on bee friendly plants; and you can learn why honey is "as good as gold.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Scholarship for weed control offered by UC ANR

April 27, 2017
By Gale Perez
April 26, 2017 Contact: Pam Kan-Rice, (510) 206-3476, pam.kanrice@ucanr.edu Three agriculture scholarships offered by UC ANR Three scholarships are being offered to college students majoring in agriculture by the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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There's a Black Widow Spider in the Parade!

April 26, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The venomous black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus) is usually found in and around wood piles, beneath stones and rubble, and in cluttered areas of basements, sheds and garages. It can strike fear in the hearts of non-biologists.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Butte® registration approved for 2017 rice season

April 26, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
From the UC Rice Blog April 25, 2017 BUTTE, a rice herbicide, has received federal registration in the USA and will be available to California rice growers for the upcoming 2017 season.
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Why Dead Bees Can Sting

April 25, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Can dead bees sting? Yes, they can. Here's the scenario: Our pollinator garden is buzzing with the sights and sounds of honey bees. Ah, spring! A few feet away, California scrub jays are nesting in the cherry laurel hedges. They leave periodically to gather food for their young.
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Early BUTTE® trials at the Rice Experiment Station, 2012
UC Rice Blog: Article

Butte® Registration Approved for 2017 Rice Season

April 25, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
BUTTE, a rice herbicide, has received federal registration in the USA as well as state registration in California. It will be available to California rice growers for the upcoming 2017 season.
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