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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

An Early Morning Walk.

August 16, 2019
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Every morning before I get myself together, I take a stroll through my garden. I want to see how all my plants fared through the night.
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photos by Trisha Rose
Under the Solano Sun: Article

In the Garden this Week

August 16, 2019
At least 2 surprises this week from the garden. First, we had a lot of gusty wind late this week, strong enough to snap my bell pepper bush. So, for now, the immature peppers are laying on the patio table getting morning sun. Next time it will be planted in a sturdy tomato cage.
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Future entomologists? A group of students in a Bay Area three-week insect class, taught by SaveNature.Org, poses for a photo.
Bug Squad: Article

Youths Experience the Joy of Insects

August 16, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Do you remember when insects first fascinated you or when you developed a love of insects? Odds are that the children who attend the SaveNature.Org insect-themed sessions in Berkeley will.
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Monterey County: Article

4-H Achievement Night, September 14th, 2019

August 16, 2019
Dear 4-H Members, Parents and Adult Volunteers, Please join your fellow 4-H members in celebrating last years accomplishments, efforts, challenges and successes by attending the annual 4-H Achievement Night and County-wide Dance on Saturday, September 14th starting at 5:30pm.
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Stanislaus County: Article

Evapotranspiration Report - 08/15/2019

August 16, 2019
Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

August 2019

August 16, 2019
Welcome to the 2019-2020 Program Year Mandatory Community Club Leader Meeting Online Training Webinar Dates Achievement Night Council Meeting dates Club Deadlines 4-H Calendar of Events Message from Diego Escutia new 4-H Program Representative Farm Day 4-H Day at Beale National 4-H Week 4-H Spirit D...
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Monterey County: Article

4-H Leaders Council meeting, August 20th, 2019

August 16, 2019
Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, August 20th , the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The location will be at the County Agricultural conference room at 1432 Abbott St. in Salinas.
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Butte County: Article

August 2019

August 16, 2019
Sign up for the 2019 UCCE Rice Yield Contest - Collecting Weed Seeds for Herbicide Resistance Testing - 2019 Armyworm Update - Weedy Rice Scounting and Reporting - Alligatorweed Spotted in Butte County...
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Kern County: Article

Green Scene August 2019

August 16, 2019
Fall Horticulture Classes Hort Study Tour - May 2020 Return to Chernobyl Dieback of Raywood Ash Girdling of Ornamental Trees...
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Australian vegetable crop consultants and farmer network coordinators Mike Titley (left) and David Vernon (center), meet with Pinnacles Organic farmer, Phil Foster at his farm in Hollister, CA on August 15, 2019
Conservation Agriculture: Article

Aussie veg croppers visit Jesse Sanchez, Phil Foster and NRI Project in Five Points!

August 16, 2019
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
August 15, 2019 Mike Titley and David Vernon, two vegetable farming consultants and farmer network coordinators in Australia, had a wonderful visit on August 15th with Jesse Sanchez in Firebaugh and Phil Foster in Hollister, after having first met and toured CASI's NRI Project field in Five Points.
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