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The road to success is paved with soil microbial communities. And education, curiosity, determination, and collaboration.

Reposted from UCANR news "Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky, wrote Kahlil Gibran. But trees falling into power lines have sparked catastrophic fires and falling trees have injured nature lovers.

In English Un nuevo reporte explora los efectos a largo plazo del COVID-19 en las industrias ganadera, de frutas y verduras, fresas, tomates, nueces y vino del estado. El COVID-19 contina afectando partes de la agricultura de California en diferentes formas.

From the Small and Organic Farm Advisor Blog ************** The Heat is On: Soil Solarization The days are long and the temperatures are high. This is a great time to solarize the soil in the Central Valley as a way to manage annual weeds and improve the growth of fall crops.

Wood chips can be expensive if you're buying them by the bag. Imagine getting three to four pickup loads for free! If you have a computer visit Chip drop info@getchipdrop.com they'll hook you up with a nearby arborist who is trying to get rid of their recent wood chips.

Avocado Varieties and Rootstocks CAS/UCCE/CAC Webinar June 10, 2020 These are Answers to Questions from Chat and Q&A from this webinar provided by: Mary Lu Arpaia, Herve Avenot, Ben Faber, Eric Focht, Rodrigo Iturrieta, Petr Kosina, Patricia Manosalva, Themis Michailides 1.

Have you heard about the groundbreaking accomplishment out of UC Riverside?

Mary Lu Arpaia: They are available on line to download free at https://usdawatercolors.nal.usda.gov/pom/about.xhtml. This takes you to the general page and then you can search for avocado.

It's off to Germany for ant specialist Brendon Boudinot.

Researchers have found there is increasing demand for veterinary services for poultry and livestock in the Western United States, and a need for ongoing continuing education of veterinarians and animal owners, reported Trina Wood, communications officer in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.