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PLEASE NOTE: Due to drought conditions these stations currently have insufficient vegetative cover to provide accurate ETo data. At this time, 146 Belridge is providing the best ETo data for Kern County.

Partnering for California A.G.

Target Specialty Products Presents The Vertebrate Pest Council Virtual Workshop Dont miss this opportunity to learn about methodologies and concepts involving human-wildlife conflicts and vertebrate pest problems COST: $30.

I have been trapping armyworms in Delta rice since 2016, in collaboration with my colleague in the Sacramento Valley, Luis Espino. Monitoring involves scouting for worm damage like leaf feeding or panicle injury and deployment of pheromone bucket traps that catch the moths.

UC Davis report suggests ways to build resilience The University of California, Davis, Food Systems Lab has released a white paper showing the need to support California's small and mid-scale meat suppliers and processors in order to build a more resilient meat supply chain.

In recent weeks, there have been availability issues for Zoom authentication through the ANR portal resulting from ANR Portal downtimes. To provide stability and uninterrupted access to Zoom, we are removing the dependency on the Portal to log into the Zoom account. On Friday, Sept. 17, at 5:00 p.m.

Disaster Ag pass meeting September 23, 2021 4:30 PM - 6 PM Elk Creek, CA...

Disaster Ag pass meeting September 23, 2021 4:30 PM - 6 PM Elk Creek, CA...

Sorry, we're closed! What's a honey bee to do when one of her favorite flowers, cape mallow (Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty") is not open for bees-ness. Well, leave it to the bee to find a way. We recently witnessed a honey bee encountering a yet-to-open flower in the early morning.

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