Ongoing research

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photos by Brenda Altman
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Will Record Rainfall Equal Mosquito Bonanza?

January 30, 2023
Oh, wow another sunny day. Let's hope we have plenty of water for the growing season. The recent deluge of water is terrific but how do we guarantee we will have water later in the year? We can't unless we store it. California stores water in its reservoirs.
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House undergoing remodeling. The construction is down to the two by fours and ply board on the new addition.
ANR Adventures: Article

Senseless acts of violence

January 29, 2023
By Deanne Meyer
There is hope in new beginnings. The week began with more news from the Monterey Park shootings. That was followed by shootings in Half Moon Bay. More shots in Oakland. Saturday's news was about another shooting in the LA area (Beverly Crest). Prior to these was a shooting in Goshen.
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Figure 3: External (top photo) and internal (bottom photo) injury was measured in unshielded and painted hazelnut trunks, showing a reduction of injury in painted trunks. The trees pictured were sprayed with 224 fluid ounces per acre of glufosinate (4x the legal label rate).
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Protecting hazelnut trunks from herbicide injury

January 29, 2023
By Gale Perez
Sucker control in Oregon hazelnut orchards is a season-long struggle against the tree's natural growth habit. Hazelnut trees grow naturally as a multi-stemmed bush, but in Oregon, hazelnuts are trained as a single-trunk tree to facilitate mechanical maintenance, harvest, and reduce pathogens.
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photo credit: Pat Hitchcock clockwise from 12 o’clock: Marathon, De Cicco, Apollo, Batavia (similar to Marathon)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

The broccoli trials

January 28, 2023
Broccoli is categorized as a cool-season crop, and the best-flavored broccoli forms heads during mild weather. In our Napa Valley climate, we have two prime times to grow it in home gardens: early spring and fall/winter.
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Cut orchardgrass in first two rows of the crop in the field with mountains in background.
ANR Employee News: Article

IREC calls for research proposals

January 27, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Intermountain Research and Extension Center is soliciting proposals from researchers for new and continuing research projects in 2023-24. IREC is a 140-acre research facility located at 4,000 feet elevation near the Oregon border.
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