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November 2023-Livestock & Range Newsletter

November 20, 2023
IN THIS ISSUE Dewormer strategies for cow/calf pairs grazing irrigated pasture Should you consider an ionophore Buying Livestock Drugs in California Understanding and Managing Shrink Vesicular Stomatitis Virus: An Unwelcome Guest in Livestocks Mouth 5th Annual Agricultural Producers Day - November 3...
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Multiple sizes of small, brown, oval-shaped insects on a nickel.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Tips for a Bed Bug-Free Holiday

November 20, 2023
By Lauren Fordyce
The holiday season is fast approaching! With many people traveling and visiting new places during this time, it's important to understand how to check for bed bugs and prevent them from coming home with you.
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Which Way Chlorpyrifos?

November 20, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Chlorpyrifos News: A Controversial Reversal This November the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals made a significant ruling overturning the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ban on chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate pesticide.
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Thriving Forward: Article

Meet 4-H Club President Kamden

November 20, 2023
By Matthew R Rodriguez
Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview 4-H youth member Kamden who is also this year's 4-H club president for Placer Hills in Placer County. The following are Kamden's responses to my questions.
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Is it Time to Use Dormant Sprays on Your Backyard Fruit Trees?

November 20, 2023
By Help Desk Team
This year was particularly bad for peach leaf curl and other fungal infections in fruit trees because of the wonderful rain we had last winter and spring. It looks like we might have another wet winter, so we are rerunning this post to remind you to think about a spray program for your trees.
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Devour by bird. photos by Karen Metz
Under the Solano Sun: Article

50 Ways to Kill Your Plants, Well Almost

November 20, 2023
I have been thinking about all the gardening mistakes I have made over the years. They are many and varied. The ones earliest in my gardening career were some of the most outrageous.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Study finds that changes in food shopping and meal behaviors were linked to changes in dietary intake and bodyweight during the COVID-19 pandemic among low-income parents in California

November 19, 2023
By Brianna Aguayo Villalon
The article, Associations between Changes in Food Acquisition Behaviors, Dietary Intake, and Bodyweight during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Low-Income Parents in California was recently published in the Nutrients journal.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

EBMUD Highlights Richmond Low Water Garden

November 18, 2023
Article and Photos by Simone Adair East Bay Municipal Utility District recently held a Landscape Advisory Committee meeting at the Richmond Public Library highlighting the Richmond Low Water Demonstration Garden.
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