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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

UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Let's Talk Canning Jars (EDC MFP)

June 12, 2025

By Robin E Martin

Preserve It! Properly using canning jars helps ensure a safe outcome by UCCE Master Food Preserver of El Dorado County Laurie Lewis We are well into spring, heading toward summer. Seed catalogs were dog-eared months ago, seed packets are in a basket (or perhaps already opened…

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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

Organic Research Updates: Pest Management, Diversified Cropping Systems, and Soil Organic Carbon

Jun 17, 2025

Join the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) on June 17th at 1pm EST to learn about the most recent organic agriculture research relevant to NRCS Resource Concerns and Conservation Practice Standards. This webinar will cover topics such as organic pest management, diversified cropping systems, and…

UC Organic Agriculture Institute

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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

Seeds of Success: Crop Livestock Integration

Jun 26, 2025

Are you an organic farmer that is interested in using your livestock in your crop rotation? Are you wondering how others have overcome some of the complexities of integrating your farm system? Would you like to hear directly from farmers who have experience in this topic?If you answered yes to any of these…

UC Organic Agriculture Institute

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The Savvy Sage: Article

Landscape Transitions Part 1 - Focal Points

June 12, 2025

By Deborah Cunningham

Article by Kate Bear - Nearly three years ago, my husband and I moved to Davis. The house we bought for our retirement life had a yard that included drip irrigation and no lawn, two positive attributes. The landscape was neat and easy to maintain, but didn’t satisfy my desire for variety, color,…

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The Savvy Sage: Article

The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger – A Fresh Look at the Other Kingdom - Pt. II

June 12, 2025

By Deborah Cunningham

Article by Mike Kluk - The first half of this article was published last month. So, if you missed it, you can click here to read it. The Light Eaters is a recently published book looking at current research that is revealing how plants interact with, respond to, and manipulate other…

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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

Understanding Organic and Small Farm Marketing

Jul 16, 2025

Please join CAFF, Riverside RCD, and Inland Empire RCD on the evening of Wednesday, July 16th, as we speak about the basics of Organic and Small Farm Marketing and present CCOF’s latest resource, the “Small Organic Farmer Marketing Toolkit”.Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to, digital…

UC Organic Agriculture Institute

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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Visit Sherwood Garden! Open Garden Day (EDC MG)

Aug 30, 2025

Visit Sherwood Demonstration Garden Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open Fridays and Saturdays, weather permitting. Come and take a leisurely stroll through all 16 themed gardens. Docents are on-site to assist you with any questions regarding Sherwood Demonstration Garden or your personal garden. May…

UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County

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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event