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Golino remembered for guiding evolution of Foundation Plant Services and advocating for the use of clean plants Deborah Golino, former director of Foundation Plant Services in the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, passed away on Dec. 23, 2023.

Wildfire is an important ecological process that shapes patterns of plant diversity in many Mediterranean ecosystems, including California.

Attached is the Agenda for the Vegetable Production & IPM Workshop to be held on February 28, 2024. There is a registration link at the top. This will be done via Zoom.

California's cattle ranchers contribute a significant amount to the region's culture, economy and food supply, but do they also inadvertently help to temper the wildfires that have been plaguing the state? And if so, is it a better alternative environmentally speaking to letting grasslands burn?

Furrow Cover Cropping to Reduce Runoff, Soil Erosion and Weeds ORGANIC SEMINAR SERIES LUNCH TIME TUESDAY January 23, 2024 12:00 - 1:00 PM VIA ZOOM ZOOM MEETING LINK ISHERE The presentation will be recorded. Discussion and questions and answers will be removed from posted recordings.

In this Issue: Spotlight Plant: The California Poppy Tree Selection and Planting Quick Reference of Tree Information Bug or Pest Spotlight: Good Bug-Bad Bug In the Garden Plant Clinic Questions Recipe: Slow Roasted Tomatoes INSERTS: UC IPM Snail and Slugs Flyer Plant Clinic Flyer...

Note: these meetings are being held by Corteva, Valent, and Gowan...

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Why do I keep trying to grow hard neck garlic? Well, it's because hard neck garlic is said to be more flavorful, and the cloves are bigger and easier to peel! Or it is for thescapes I think, or because they are different from what we can buy locally.

A new herbicide for early-season weed control in water-seeded rice will be available soon. The herbicide active ingredient (a.i.) is pyraclonil, which will be trademarked as Zembu (1.8% a.i.) by Nichino, America Inc. The mode of action is a protox porphyrinogen (PPO)-inhibitor or Group 14.