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South Sacramento Valley Wheat and Barley Demonstration Day
Notes in the Margins: Agronomy and Weed Science Musings: Article

South Sacramento Valley Wheat and Barley Field Day - April 24th in Capay, CA

April 15, 2019
The South Sacramento Valley Wheat and Barley Field Demonstration Day will be held from 8:45 - 10:30AM on April 24th, 2019 in the Dunnigan Hills area. The program will feature UC small grain research on weed management, nitrogen management and variety testing. CUEs for Nutrient Management (0.
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The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Growing Herbs Class a Success!

April 15, 2019
By Anne E Schellman
Stanislaus County herb gardening enthusiasts attended a free class on Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. from the UCCE Master Gardeners. Attendees learned the basics on how to grow herbs from seed or transplant, and how to recognize various herbs by scent and sight by looking at examples.
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2019 CWSS Scholarship awards
Notes in the Margins: Agronomy and Weed Science Musings: Article

Are you a student working with weeds or invasive plants? Check out these scholarship opportunities!

April 15, 2019
Are you a student working with weeds or invasive plants? If so, check out these TWO scholarship opportunities! The California Weed Science Society's (CWSS) Scholarship and Research Awards and the Weed Science Society of America's (WSSA) Travel Enrichment Experience Scholarship for Graduate Students.
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Mechanical pruning reduced labor costs by 90%, resulted in increased grape yields and berry quality was as good or better than hand-pruned vines.
ANR News Releases: Article

Winegrape vineyards can be converted for machine pruning without replanting

April 15, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Wine grape growers in the San Joaquin Valley who want to switch from hand pruning to mechanical pruning won't have to replant their vineyards to accommodate machinery, according to a new study published in HortTechnology by University of California Cooperative Extension researchers.
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Ghost pines, live oaks, black oaks, and madrones, among other trees, make their stand interspersed with annual and perennial grasses at the headwaters of a California watershed. Photo by David Lewis.
The Confluence: Article

Headwaters

April 15, 2019
By David J Lewis
I am standing where stream flow begins, in a nameless tributary of the Russian River to the east of Hopland, California. This particular spot and location has been a grazing livestock ranch, primarily sheep, going back more than 100 years.
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Ghost pines, live oaks, black oaks and madrones, among other trees, make their stand interspersed with annual and perennial grasses at the headwaters of a California watershed. (Photo: David Lewis)
Green Blog: Article

Headwaters

April 15, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
I have the privilege of engaging California's communities with the aspiration of safeguarding the sustenance and well-being that its oak-woodland watersheds and the people that are a part of them provide.
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2018 UCCE Sonoma Annual Report cover
From Soil to Science: Article

Check out our 2018 Annual Report

April 15, 2019
By Stephanie R Larson
UCCE is excited to present our 2018 Annual Report, demonstrating our commitment to education, research-based information and technical expertise in Sonoma County.
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The importance of counting Latinos in the 2020 Census

April 15, 2019
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
No phrase better defines the American experience than the clear directive: No taxation without representation. With one set of words, a nation's value system is captured and guided into the future, giving every single resident a voice.
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