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Home gardeners often become concerned when their fruit trees begin dropping fruit prematurely. In some cases, fruit drop is nature's way of reducing a heavy fruit load. In other cases, premature fruit drop may be caused by pests and diseases, adverse weather conditions or poor cultural practices.

Strawberry season has started to kick into high gear on the Central Coast (at least until this spell of rain), and inevitably comparisons arise of fruit sizes.

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 05-13-2019" ET Report 05-13-2019 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

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Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced the scheduling of public listening sessions to seek comment on the 2019 Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technical Assistance Grant Program CDFA will conduct two public listening sessions to seek public comment on the...

The advisory board to ANR Communication Services and Information Technology (CSIT) is seeking to fill positions. Nominations for Communications Advisory Board membership can include, but are not limited to, specialists, advisors and faculty affiliated with UC ANR.

Reminder: Please join us for the annual UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa/Forages Field Day tomorrow! UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences Field Headquarters 2400 Hutchinson Drive 7:30: registration 8:00am-Noon: Small Grains Program Noon: BBQ Lunch 12:40-4:15: Alfalfa and Forages Program We are hop...

CVDRMP Recommendations NIR or Wet Chemistry?

Milkweed by Linda Lewis Griffith UCCE Master Gardener Common Name: California Narrowleaf Milkweed and Mexican Whorled Milkweed Asclepius fascicularis Planting Zone: USDA 7-10 Size: 3-5 feet tall, with narrow 5-inch long leaves and 5-inch white or lavender flower clusters Bloom Season: Summer Exposur...

The university invites comments on revised policy BFB-BUS-43 Purchases of Goods and Services; Supply Chain Management, which was changed to: 1) update the terminology relating to Procurement/Supply Chain Manager to Procurement/Supply Chain Director; 2) update the definitions relating to formal compe...