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Tehama County: Article

2020 SVR PRUNE Newsletter Vol #2

March 3, 2020
Orchard Considerations for Bloom and Beyond Young Orchard Weed Management New EPA Paraquat Restrictions Navigating Irrigation Technology Overload...
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Former dean Gordon Rausser has gifted $50 million to Berkeley’s College of Natural Resources, the largest amount ever received by the college. (UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)
ANR News Releases: Article

UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources receives $50 million gift

March 3, 2020
By Jeannette Warnert
The College of Natural Resources at the University of California, Berkeley, has been renamed the Rausser College of Natural Resources in honor of a landmark $50 million gift by Gordon Rausser, former dean of the college and the Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor Emeritus of agricultural an...
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Abutilon 'David' photo by Jennifer Baumbach
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Spring is Almost Here: Garden Tips for Marching into March

March 3, 2020
The calendar says Winterbut out our windows, the weather says spring into action for Spring! It's time to think about those early spring gardening activities that give us a great excuse to get outside into the beautiful Solano sunshine.
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A male carpenter bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex, on a geranium in Vacaville, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2020. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Meet the Mountain Boy

March 2, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
I call him the Mountain Boy. A male carpenter bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex, appeared in our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif.,on Feb. 27, the earliest we've seen this species. It's the smallest of California's carpenter bees and is often called the foothill or mountain carpenter bee.
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Glenn County: Article

Glenn County 4-H News Flash -March 3, 2020!

March 2, 2020
Quick Links: Livestock Challenge Information and Registration: http://ceglenn.ucanr.edu/Glenn_County_4-H_Program_286/County_Events/Livestock_Challenge_/ Glenn County Office of Education Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Link: https://goo.
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Testing New Technology

March 2, 2020
By Daniel K Macon
Last month, I had a chance to attend the Society for Range Management annual convention in Denver, Colorado.
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Colusa County: Article

Soil, Water, and Pest Mgmt Training for Field works in Spanish

March 2, 2020
Meeting Announcement: Training for Field Workers in Spanish "Soil, Water, and Pest Management Training for Field Workers in Spanish" Tuesday, March 24th, 2020, 8:00 - 11:30 142A Garden Highway, Yuba City This training is for field managers and operators working on field crops such as rice, wheat, al...
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