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Blog de Alimentos: Article

Estudio busca optimizar el riego en palmas datileras

July 25, 2023
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Histricamente, las palmeras datileras han crecido a lo largo de las riberas de los ros o en reas con presencia de agua subterrnea ya que requieren de agua en abundancia para producir una buena cosecha.
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El proyecto del Centro Regional de USDA de Empresas Alimentarias del Suroeste, de 35 millones de dólares, dará servicio a comunidades conocidas como Colonias, como está ubicada en el condado de El Paso County, Texas. Fotografía por Ricardo Vela
Comunidades Saludables: Article

Elijen a UC ANR para crear centro regional de empresas alimentarias

July 25, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Doce organizaciones sern las encargadas de crear y dirigir los Centros Regionales de Empresas Alimentarias, entre ellas la Divisin de Agricultura y Recursos Naturales de la Universidad de California (UC ANR, por sus siglas en ingls), as lo dio a conocer el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados...
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A bumble bee, identified as a male Bombus californicus, foraging on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bumble Bees and Tithonia: Perfect Match

July 25, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A perfect match: a bumble bee foraging on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. Lately we've been observing a bumble bee, identified as a maleCalifornia bumble bee, Bombus californicus, sipping nectar from the colorful orange blooms in our Vacaville pollinator garden. B.
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Avocado Irrigation Workshop - Escondido

July 25, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Avocado Irrigation Workshop August 10 (Thursday), 2023 1:00 4:00 P.M. San Diego Farm Bureau 420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025 Workshop registration link: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=40798 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 07-24-2023

July 25, 2023
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 07-24-2023" ET Report 07-24-2023 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Welcome to our newest CES in Santa Cruz county, Bailey Smith-Helman!

July 25, 2023
By Caddie Bergren
Bailey Smith-Helman is our newest Community Education Specialist with the UC ANR Climate Smart Agriculture Program based in Santa Cruz County. She is excited to provide technical assistance to growers interested in climate smart agriculture practices.
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Waxy excretion on grapevine trunk. (Photo: Barbara Miller)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Candle wax on grapevine?

July 25, 2023
Ever see a white, cottony looking, waxy mess on the trunk of your grapevines? And other locations? No, it's not candle wax. This sticky, cottony mess is the secretion of a waxy material by vine mealybugs.
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