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Central Valley Avocado Meeting

November 15, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Interested in San Joaquin Valley Avocados? When: NOVEMBER 28, Tuesday, 1PM Where: UC Lindcove Research and Extension Center Conference Room (22963 Carson Ave, Exeter, CA 93221), Central Valley.
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Weedy Rice Update 2017

November 14, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
The 2017 season kicked off with much fanfare regarding weedy rice. Thanks to the vigilance of the entire rice industry, the UCCE Rice Advisors received many calls regarding weedy rice, starting in late June, as growers finished their herbicide applications.
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Parasitoid Palooza! Or What Ate My Caterpillar or Chrysalis

November 13, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So you're trying to rear monarch butterflies. You notice an egg on your milkweed plant, and watch its life cycle from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis. Aha, you think, soon I'll be able to see an adult monarch eclose from that chrysalis. Not so fast.
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