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In the popular television series Game of Thrones, the Stark clan always knew when winter was coming.

Sucker control in Oregon hazelnut orchards is a season-long struggle against the tree's natural growth habit. Hazelnut trees grow naturally as a multi-stemmed bush, but in Oregon, hazelnuts are trained as a single-trunk tree to facilitate mechanical maintenance, harvest, and reduce pathogens.

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Broccoli is categorized as a cool-season crop, and the best-flavored broccoli forms heads during mild weather. In our Napa Valley climate, we have two prime times to grow it in home gardens: early spring and fall/winter.

Dear Colleagues, The National Academies invites the nomination of new committee members and/or reviewers to serve on the Board on Environmental Change and Society (BECS).

The Intermountain Research and Extension Center is soliciting proposals from researchers for new and continuing research projects in 2023-24. IREC is a 140-acre research facility located at 4,000 feet elevation near the Oregon border.

There's so much to know about bark beetles! How can a tiny insect wreak such havoc in our forests? Two USDA forest entomologists will be presenting in-person and virtual seminars at the University of California, Davis on Tuesday, Jan. 31 and Wednesday, Feb. 1.

The California Institute for Water Resources is pleased to announce its 2023-25 Request for Proposals for junior investigators. Funded projects are slated to begin Sept. 1. Please note that the funding period may fluctuate and is based on budget appropriations. The deadline for submission is Feb.

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