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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weed Day 2017 success

July 17, 2017
By Brad Hanson
In case you weren't able to attend the 61st Annual Weed Day hosted by the UC Davis Weed Science Program and the UC Weed Research and Information Center, here's what you missed: First, we had fantastic weather, only getting into the 90s by the end of the tour and an excellent turnout with around 140...
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Conservation Agriculture: Article

New CASI video available

July 17, 2017
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
New CASI video available on "Twenty years of no-tilled double-cropped cotton and wheat in Goodyear, AZ" at https://youtu.
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Teamrat Ghezzehei, Samuel Araya, Essey Afewerki, and Jing Yan, (left to right) at the NRI Project field in Five Points, July 12, 2017
Conservation Agriculture: Article

UC Merced soil physics researchers visit NRI Project in Five Points

July 17, 2017
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
UC Merced soil physics professor, Teamrat Ghezzehei, along with Post-Doc researcher, Jing Yan, PhD student Samuel Araya, and Teamrat's son, Essey Afewerki, visited the longstanding NRI Project in Five Points on July 12th to orient themselves regarding upcoming research they'll be conducting on hydra...
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2017 UC Small Grains Survey
UC Small Grains Blog: Article

2017 University of California Small Grains Survey Results

July 17, 2017
By Mark E Lundy
A survey of California growers, certified crop advisors (CCA), pest control advisors (PCA), and input suppliers was conducted online between January and May of 2017 via a link sent out on the University of California Small Grains Blog (http://ucanr.edu/blogs/smallgrains/).
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What a Mess: Roof Rats in Orchards

July 17, 2017
By Sonia I Rios
The roof rat (Rattus rattus, a.k.a. citrus rat, fruit rat, black rat, or gray rat) is an introduced species of rat native to southern Asia. It was brought to America on the first ships to reach the New World and has spread around the world.
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Focus on the Beef Cow Flyer - PDF
Livestock & Range: Article

Focus on the Beef Cow - Workshop

July 14, 2017
By Devii R Rao
UCCE and University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension are working with the Monterey County Cattlemen's and Monterey Cattlewomen's Associations to put on a workshop titled, "Focus on the Beef Cow." Dates: August 16th: King City Fairgrounds Orradre Building - 625 Division St.
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Bug Squad: Article

Of Termites, Bed Bugs and Cockroaches

July 13, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We're all going to miss him. The termites, bed bugs and cockroaches--not so much. "Him" is Vernard Lewis, who terminated termites, bugged bed bugs, and controlled cockroaches.
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IGIS: Article

Esri User Conference 2017 – Day 3

July 12, 2017
By Shane T Feirer
Today was a great day at the ESRI User conference. I attended several sessions covering the use of raster and vector data in big data analyses, the use of python and r for data science, and the use of arcpy to create and modify maps in ArcGIS Pro.
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