Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

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Cows and calves on rangeland
Livestock & Range: Article

New Central Coast Cow/Calf Cost Study Available

August 22, 2018
By Devii R Rao
Are you a rancher who is interested in figuring out ways to reduce costs? Are you thinking about going into the cattle business? Or are you a staff person at an agency that uses livestock grazing as a land management tool, and want to better understand how ranching works?
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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

New Signals in the Soils (SitS)-Themed NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRCs) – Applications Due October 17, 2018

August 22, 2018
By Kathleen P Nolan
Dear Colleagues, The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG), in collaboration with its Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and Geosciences (GEO) Directorates, aims to encourage convergent research that transforms existing capabilities in understandi...
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Children’s emotional experiences of drinking water can influence their behavior. Photo by Clemens v. Vogelsang/Creative Commons.
The Confluence: Article

Exploring the relationship between emotions and water issues

August 22, 2018
By Faith Kearns Parisa Parsafar is a doctoral candidate in Developmental Psychology at UC Riverside. Her work focuses on how children's experiences and management of negative emotions relate to differences in attention, memory, and learning.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Winning the Rose Show Race

August 22, 2018
NOTE from the Editor: Sorry this blog is being posted later than anticipated. JB This past month, since early April, the local rose society of which I am a member, began to plan for its annual Rose Show.
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Late Summer/Fall, 2018

August 22, 2018
2018 Walnut Production Short Course Post-Harvest Almond and Walnut IPM Workshop 2019 Winter Walnut Meetings Fall Orchard Management Considerations Pruning with BOT Infections in Mind Optimizing Your Orchard Spacing Impacts and Recovery of Walnuts from 2017 Flooding...
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mineralization test results graph
Solution Center For Nutrient Management: Article

Challenges of Measuring Soil Biological Activity

August 21, 2018
By Sonja Brodt
Summary The concept of soil health brings soil chemical, physical, and biological traits together under a unifying framework. For more background information on the soil health paradigm, see our Focus Topic here (http://ucanr.edu/sites/Nutrient_Management_Solutions/stateofscience/Soil_Health_894/).
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