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The UCCE-Napa viticulture team has a new resource for Pierce's disease: https://ucceviticulturenapa.wixsite.

Floyd Zaiger a world famous fruit breeder has just passed. Luther Burbank created such creations as the Russet Burbank Potato, the Shasta daisy and the Santa Rosa plum. This was all done through traditional breeding practices.

With sales down dramatically at Asian markets and restaurants, crops on Southeast Asian farms have been left to wither away in the fields, reported Donald Promnitz in The Business Journal. I would say it's a 100% loss.

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Who can participate in citizen science? Everyone. Our 4,000 certified California Naturalists recorded over 7,000 volunteer hours under citizen science in 2019. Though citizen science is a relatively new term, people have been participating and contributing to scientific research throughout history.

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 06-15-2020" ET Report 06-22-2020 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

The Grazing and Prescribed Burning for Fire Safety workshop will be on July 2. Remember to register by Friday, June 26! During this one-hour virtual meeting, you will hear results from a study investigating how livestock grazing influences fire safety.

UC-ANR PUBLICATIONS has some helpful guides for protecting, identifying and helping pollinators thrive.

Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), transmitted by western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), is widespread in Yolo/Solano/Sacramento county and can cause severe damage to fresh market tomatoes and peppers.

Got squash blossoms? You've probably got squash bees. Unlike honey bees, which are generalists, squash bees are specialists. They pollinate only members of the cucurbits or squash family, Cucurbitaceae, which includes pumpkins, squash, gourds, cucumbers and zucchini.