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Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension: Article

Orchard Management Workshop Series

May 18, 2021
Orchard Management Workshop Series This 2-day workshop series will be offered virtually via Zoom The Zoom link will be emailed to participants upon registration Please register for the workshop at this link: http://ucanr.
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 05-17-2021

May 18, 2021
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 05-17-2021" ET Report 05-17-2021 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Fertilizing Olives

May 18, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Developing a nitrogen fertilizer plan for olive orchards Elizabeth J. Fichtner, Farm Advisor, UCCE Kings and Tulare Counties Nitrogen management plans (NMP) for California olive orchards are essential for the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program and can increase net return.
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Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California, provides an example of an attractive, low water use landscape. Photo by John Karlik.
The Confluence: Article

Landscape water conservation

May 17, 2021
By John Karlik, UC Cooperative Extension, Environmental Horticulture/Environmental Science Advisor, Kern County As California enters another dry summer, the supply and use of water are once again becoming topics of immediate concern.
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Cornell University postdoctoral fellow Manuela Ramalho working in the field. (Photo by Brian Fisher)
Bug Squad: Article

Ants and Science Are Her Passions

May 17, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Her passion is ants. And she'll be conveying that passion and her passion for science when she presents a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology online seminar on Wednesday, May 19.
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Glenn County: Article

California Dairy Newsletter - May 2021

May 17, 2021
In this Issue: Golden State Dairy Management Webinars...1 Almond Hull Nutrition............................... 2 Passive Immunity Guidelines..................... 3 Manure Vacuums..................................... 4 Mycoplasma Prevalence............................
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Photo 1. FarmWise Titan autonomous tractor equipped with split knives; it currently does not operate fully autonomously due to Cal OSHA regulations.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Automated Weeders: Optimizing their value

May 17, 2021
By Richard F Smith
Richard Smith is the UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crop Production and Weed Science Farm Advisor in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. Automated weeders remove weeds inside the three- to five-inch-wide uncultivated band left around the seedline by standard cultivation.
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