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Kings County UC Cooperative Extension: Article

March 2018

February 28, 2018
Kings County 4-H News Up Coming Events All-Star Info Meeting Kings Fair Clean up Date Council Meeting 4-H Fair Fashion Revue Color Me Green 5K 4-H Enrollment Emerald Star Mini Grants Food Olympic Results Presentation Day Results 4-Hers in Action Senior Scholarships 4-H News County News Ag Photos Wan...
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Thank you for participating in our citizen science project
From Soil to Science: Article

Citizen Science project: Backyard Chicken Egg Study

February 28, 2018
GOT EGGS? The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (UCD SVM) is providing free egg contaminant testing for backyard chicken owners in the state of California. Results will be shared individually with each owner, and cumulative results will be summarized and made available to the general public.
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A JOURNEY THROUGH SEASONS by Luiza Vizoli
From Soil to Science: Article

How much will it rain?

February 28, 2018
Hard to say, but we have a page that can help answer that question so you can prepare. You will find nifty maps (my favorite is NOAA's wind map!), gardening tips and additional weather and climate resources. Check out our Weather & Climate page.
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Another Victim of Drought Stress

February 28, 2018
By Ben A Faber
So, this image comes across with the question of what is going on. It's a grapefruit, but what is going on with the leaves? It's happening to two grapefruit side by side or two different ages. It's not affecting other citrus nearby, and not a grapefruit several hundred feet away.
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Noticias: Article

Cinco estrategias fundamentales para ahorrar

February 28, 2018
Cada ao se trae a la luz pblica la atencin de los residentes de Estados Unidos sobre la importancia de ahorrar y reducir su deuda, as como se les motiva para que tomen accin en sus finanzas, este ao el nfasis es llevar este mensaje a las familias hispanas de mediano y bajo ingreso para que si no lo...
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Campus Voices for Food + Climate Sustainability: Article

Connecting Sustainability: Solar Panels at UCR

February 27, 2018
Over the summer of 2017, a collaboration between SunPower and UC Riverside resulted in 9,600 new solar panels to cover the largest parking lots on campus. With the installation of these solar panels, UCR is now creating more on-site renewable energy than any other UC campus, except for UC Davis.
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Asian citrus psyllid adult and nymphs. [Credit: ME Rogers]
Community Pest News: Article

Asian Citrus Psyllid in Solano County

February 27, 2018
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Recently I was asked whether the Asian citrus psyllid has been detected in Solano County. Since I wasn't sure, I thought I'd share the news of what I found out. Please see the notice below from the Solano County Agricultural Commissioner from December 2016.
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Larva and adult furniture carpet beetles. [Credit: D-H Choe]
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Top 20 Pest Notes of 2017

February 27, 2018
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas, Anne E Schellman
Pests have popularity contests too. We recently looked at how many visits our popular Pest Notes publication series received in 2017.
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