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Dear Colleagues, The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) invites applications from a diverse array of scientists for a three-day workshop in January 2020 focused on how National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Airborne Observation Platform (AOP) data could be used in socio-e...

From the Western IPM Center November 2019 newsletter... Kochia is a tumbling weed plaguing growers and ranchers from Central Canada to West Texas. It's salt tolerant, heat tolerant, cold tolerant, said Kent Davis, a crop consultant with Crop Quest in Colorado.

The Itsy-Bitsy Pumpkin (to the tune of Itsy-Bitsy Spider) The itsy-bitsy pumpkin was lonely in the store. All her bigger friends had rolled right out the door. Along came a kind heart Who took the baby home.

You've heard of "all systems are go." In this case, "all systems are sweet." The UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center will host a Sensory Evaluation of Honey Course, Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 7-9 in the Robert Mondavi Institute (RMI) on the UC Davis campus.

SHEEP GRAZING ON IV FARMS: A SHORT SURVEY LIVESTOCK RESEARCH BRIEF SUNFLOWER HEAD ROT SURVEYED IN IMPERIAL COUNTY 2019 STATE WATER EFFICIENCY AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (SWEEP) GRANT SOLICITATION INFORMATION & FLYER - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 30TH ANNUAL FALL DESERT CROPS WORKSHOP SAVE THE DATE & AG...

Container gardening is popular both for growing annual and perennial flowers, herbs and certain vegetables.

Citrus trees emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), or odors, that are the end products of plant metabolism. Researchers can measure the VOCs emitted by a plant and create an odorprint.

Orchid Cactus by Polly Nelson UCCE Master Gardener Epiphyllum, family Cactaceae Planting area: Sunset 8-9, 14-24 Size: blooms up to 10-inch diameter Bloom Season: Spring-early summer; daytime-blooming flowers Exposure: Partial shade, bright indirect light Pruning needs: Minimal Water needs: Regular...

December 7, 2019, 10 am to noon Colusa County Fairgrounds, Community Building $25 per person Deadline to pay, December 2 Click here to pay.

On June 6, 2019 UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and burn boss Phil Dye led a 2.7-acre prescribed burn on a ranch in Bitterwater.