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Weeds compete with crops for light, water, and nutrients, which can result in yield reductions. Weeds can also interfere with crop production by serving as alternate hosts for pests and pathogens, providing habitat for rodents, and impeding harvest operations, among other impacts.

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Franz Niederholzer - 2019 New Year's Profile (Appeal-Democrat), Dec 31 https://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/franz-niederholzer---new-year-s-profile/article_071c961e-0d8a-11e9-b7a9-2ba8813a8968.html Keeping Up with Navel Infections (Dairy Herd Management) Emre Grdal and Noelia Silva del Rio, Dec.

Residents in fire-prone areas should take a critical look at the plants around their homes and remove any that can fuel a wildfire, wrote a team that includes UC Master Gardener Jessica Craven Goldstein for VC Reporter.

Red Turpentine Beetle By Norman Smith UCCE Master Gardener Most of us have seen the results of an infestation from this beetle - dead Monterey pine trees. But it is probably safer to say that most of us have not seen the culprit, the Red Turpentine Beetle.

Groundwater pumping may significantly affect growers' energy costs. As part of a California Energy Commission-funded research project, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory wants to hear directly from growersvia a short surveyabout their experiences with the energy needed to pump groundwater.

Sutter-Yuba Winter Almond Meeting Tuesday, January 8, 2019 | 8:45 am - 11:00 am Sutter County Ag Building, 142 Garden Hwy, Yuba City This meeting is intended as a short meeting to deliver timely information and gauge interest in future winter almond meetings in the Yuba City area.

Sutter-Yuba Winter Almond Meeting Tuesday, January 8, 2019 | 8:45 am - 11:00 am Sutter County Ag Building, 142 Garden Hwy, Yuba City This meeting is intended as a short meeting to deliver timely information and gauge interest in future winter almond meetings in the Yuba City area.

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In this issue: North Valley Almond & Walnut Day Agenda Wood Decay in Almonds Protecting Honeybees at Bloom Almond Bloom Diseases Fungicide Efficacy and Timing Tables Orchard Management Considerations Early Season Irrigation...