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photos by Brenda Altman
Under the Solano Sun: Article

This Bud's For You!

February 20, 2024
I like the rain as we need it to drink, grow crops, clean our clothes and ourselves. Water is vitally important to life. With climate change however the dependability of water supply is questionable.
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photo by Denise Cottrell
The Savvy Sage: Article

Beginning

February 20, 2024
While cleaning up in my garden after the blustery wet days that have been a significant part of our weather pattern for the past week, I carry with me the huddled up inside feelings of a hard wind and water leaking into the basement.
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Livestock & Range: Article

Please Fill Out the 2023 Crop Report Survey

February 20, 2024
By Devii R Rao
The San Benito County Agricultural Commissioner's Office is accumulating figures for the 2023 County Crop Report and they would greatly appreciate your assistance in collecting accurate data.
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A close up of two green pesticide bottles.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Protect Yourself from Pesticides

February 20, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
If you've used disinfecting wipes to clean surfaces in your home, an herbicide to control weeds in your garden, or insect repellents while on a hike, then you have used a pesticide.
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Empezando alrededor de la época de floración a mediados de febrero, los agricultores de almendra deben revisar tallos jóvenes y heridas de poda por signos de bolas de goma y crancos y verificar el diagnóstico con su asesor local de huertos. Fotografía por Alejandro Hernández
Blog de Alimentos: Article

Productores de almendras en alerta ante posible brote de patógeno

February 20, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
El invierno hmedo y El Nio crean condiciones favorables para una infeccin con el patgeno Phytophthora areo Ante los pronsticos de lluvias torrenciales en California, expertos de Extensin Cooperativa de la Universidad de California (UCCE, por sus siglas en ingls) alertan a los productores de almendra...
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Se urge a los dueños de aves de corral que las protejan de la gripa aviar. Embajadores del programa juvenil 4-H alimentan a gallinas del Rancho Elkus. Fotografía por Evett Kilmartin
Blog Verde: Article

Alertan a dueños de aves de corral contra la gripa aviar

February 20, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
Expertos de Extensin Cooperativa de la Universidad de California urgen a los dueos de aves de corral, que eviten, por todos los medios, que estas entren en contacto con aves acuticas silvestres que suelen ser portadoras de la altamente cepa de la gripa aviar.
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