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Delores and the newsletter team have created an awesome 3rd Quarter Internal Newsletter for our Merced County Master Gardener Volunteers! Included in this newsletter are: Request for volunteers to work the helpline Fall Meetings and Workshop Calendar Chair Notes from Mindy Garden to Do's: Oct, Nov,...

IN THIS ISSUE: Welcome New Weed Science/Agronomy Advisor Fall Walnut Considerations Cover Crops for a Wet Winter Freeze Reminder Nematode Management in Walnut Tomato Following Walnut: Considerations and Tips Introducing a Butte County Walnut Variety Trial Upcoming Meetings Ag Producers Day - Nov 30,...

IN THIS ISSUE Fall Prune Orchard Management Considerations Gear Up, Throttle Down to control pests, spray drift, and costs. Canker Management After Pruning/Hedging: Spray Now or Pay Later.

The scenario: a male praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, is perched on a pink zinnia in a Vacaville pollinator garden filled with bees and butterflies. Praying Mantis: "Hey, photographer, take my picture! And, can you make me look like Arnold Schwarzenegger?" Photographer: "Sure, Mr. Mantis.

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Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center 9240 S.

Brianna Aguayo has been selected as the student communications fellow for the Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources during the 2023-24 school year.

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Fall Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign 2023 Enrollment Reminder Country Pumpkins National Red Ribbon Week 2022-2023 4-H Program Survey...

Grazing sheep and other livestock can help convert cover crops to fertilizer for orchard crops.