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Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 07-01-2024

July 9, 2024
**PLEASE NOTE THAT ET REPORT FOR 7-1-24 DELAYED DUE TO NETWORK OUTAGES** Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 07-01-2024" ET Report 07-...
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Encouraged by the workshop instructor to hold newly emerged bees, Ettamarie Peterson shows a handful of bees at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Ettamarie Peterson: The Queen Bee Who'd Rather Be a Worker Bee

July 8, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ettamarie Peterson, fondly known as "The Queen Bee of Sonoma County," will be displaying a bee observation hive at the Vacaville Museum Guild's Children's Party on Thursday, Aug. 8 but the life of a queen bee is not for her.
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The Savvy Sage: Article

Dragons in the Garden

July 8, 2024
When I first bought my home in central Woodland six years ago, there wasn't much in the yard to interest dragons: a mature orange tree that produced amazingly delicious navel oranges in the winter, a human-planted valley oak on the street out front, and squirrel-planted valley oak too close to my ne...
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Livestock & Range: Article

San Benito County Wildfire Protection Plan Event on July 17, 2024

July 8, 2024
By Devii R Rao
Please join UCCE Fire Advisor Barb Satink Wolfson and a host of other partners to provide your input on a new San Benito County Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Date: July 17, 2024 Time: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Location: 549 Mission Vineyard Rd.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

And Breathe-Seasonal Changes in the Garden

July 8, 2024
June 21st is considered the longest day of the year, or the summer solstice. On this day, I rage against the dying of the light, then accept that my onions and garlic will not get bigger, shift my focus to my summer fruiting plants, and breathe.
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