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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 05-06-2024

May 7, 2024
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 05-06-2024" ET Report 05-06-2024 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

May 2024

May 7, 2024
*OPENET: A REMOTELY SENSED IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR DESERT ALFALFA *ALFALFA RESPONSE TO LATE WINTER APPLICATION OF FOLIAR NITROGEN FIXING BACTERIA PRODUCTS *SUDANGRASS FORAGE QUALITY CAN BE AFFECTED BY FERTILIZER AND IRRIGATION WATER LEVELS *ONION FOLIAR DISEASES: POST HARVEST CULTURAL RECOMME...
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Giving Day Starts May 16 at Noon, Ends May 17 at Noon

May 7, 2024
By Anne E Schellman
Has our program made a difference in your life? If you've attended one of our classes at a local library or garden club, gained information from reading a Sprout article, or asked a question of our Help Line, please consider making a donation to our program.
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Innovators in academia gear up for VINE Build workshops

May 6, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A series of VINE Build workshops aimed at equipping academic innovators with essential pathways to bring new inventions to market is being sponsored by The VINE, an initiative of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR), in collaboration with Farmhand Ventures.
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Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Angular Leaf Spot - Time to Worry?

May 6, 2024
By Mark P Bolda, Yu-Chen Wang
Following the rain of this past week Saturday, we've been hearing about a pretty significant outbreak of angular leaf spot in strawberry. We include some pictures from a field of Cabrillo taken the morning of May 6.
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Pollinator garden planting plan
The Bee Gardener: Article

Build Your Own Bee Haven -- Planting and Maintenance

May 6, 2024
A previous blog covered the steps to take before starting a bee garden. Now it's time to talk about the plants and how to take care of them. Plant selection depends on many factors, including personal preference, climate, soil type, irrigation frequency, and plant availability.
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The Bee Gardener: Article

Build Your Own Bee Haven -- Preparation

May 6, 2024
I've spoken with countless gardeners over the years who wish to start their own bee haven. That's great -- the bees need all the help we can give them. But the most misunderstood part of the process is how much preparation needs to take place before a single plant goes in the ground.
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Colusa County: Article

May 2024 - Seeking Tadpole Shrimp Collaborators

May 6, 2024
UCANR is looking for fields where we can sample tadpole shrimp to test for pyrethroid resistance/susceptibility. We will be gathering soil/shrimp and then using these samples to run laboratory bioassays and measure susceptibility if we get enough shrimp.
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