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IGIS: Article

Virtual ESRI User Conference 2020, July 13th-16th

June 26, 2020
By Shane T Feirer
Normally at this time of Year, I am getting ready to travel to San Diego for the ESRI User Conference. At the user conference 20,000 people from all over the world gather to hear about what new GIS tools and functionality ESRI is building into their GIS products.
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UC Cooperative Extension Napa County: Article

Vineyard Leafhoppers

June 26, 2020
Three leafhopper species--western grape, variegated and Virginia creeper--are present in Napa vineyards. Both variegated and Virginia creeper are invasive species, whose range has expanded considerably in Napa in the last 10 years.
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N Magmt lemon and avo pub
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Nitrogen Management in Citrus and Avocado Publication

June 26, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Nitrogen is the nutrient plants require in the largest quantity for better yield and quality. Nitrogen is also an integral constituent of proteins, nucleic acids, chlorophyll, co-enzymes, phytohormones,and secondary metabolites, and its deficiency can negatively affect yield.
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Condensation under the plastic, J. Alosi
The Real Dirt: Article

Soil Solarization

June 26, 2020
Is there an area in your garden where you are battling noxious weeds or other invasive plants? If so, soil solarization is a solution that avoids the use of herbicides and saves you from the on-going work of pulling up the invaders. Our hot summer months are the ideal time to employ this method.
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New California rice herbicide available in 2020: RebelEX®

June 25, 2020
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
From the UC Rice Blog (https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42838) A new herbicide is available this year for use in California rice: RebelEX, manufactured by Corteva. It is a premix of two other well-known herbicides: Clincher and Granite SC, both from Corteva.
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New Three Sisters Garden Video

June 25, 2020
We are proud to introduce a new video, 3 Sisters Garden, now available on our YouTube channel. Over a year and a half in the making, the video was made possible through the hard work of the 3 Sisters Garden crew and the inspired production of our video team.
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A honey bee struggles to fit inside a strawberry blossom. In the bee world, one size fits all.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Come on In--the Pollen's Fine

June 25, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
She didn't know it was National Pollinator Week. If she had, she would have paid it no mind. She just knew that this was some fine pollen as she struggled to fit inside the strawberry blossom. The honey bee, Apis mellifera, is like that: determined, decisive, and mission-bound.
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Alves' AMMP Project. Image by Dana Brady.
Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Alves Dairy successfully completes AMMP Grant

June 25, 2020
By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo
In Spring 2019, one of the owners from Alves Dairy reached out about applying for an Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) grant through CDFA.
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