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UC Master Gardeners of Merced County: Article

2023-08 Aug Merced Master Gardeners Upcoming Events

August 7, 2023
Success Growing and Caring for Citrus Trees, a Free Community Education Workshop, presented by Rodney Sakaguchi, a Fresno County Master Gardener this Saturday, Aug 12, 2023 from 10 am - 12 noon at UC Cooperative Extension Classroom at 2145 Wardrobe Ave, Merced.
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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

CA Dept of Pesticide Regulation - Research and Alliance Grants, due September 14, 2023 and January 18, 2024 respectively

August 7, 2023
By Kathleen P Nolan
Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is soliciting both 1) Research proposals that will help advance integrated pest management (IPM) knowledge in agricultural, urban, and wildland settings; and 2) Alliance grant projects that promote or increase the implementation, exp...
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 08-07-2023

August 7, 2023
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 08-07-2023" ET Report 08-07-2023 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Invasive shothole borers: tiny but deadly

August 7, 2023
By Lauren Fordyce
They may seem too tiny to do much damage to a mature, healthy tree, but invasive shothole borers (ISHB) are responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of trees in Southern California. These beetles bore into trees and infect them with Fusarium dieback, a fungal disease that kills the trees.
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