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Crop Biostimulants: Article

Trials Were Harvested and Effectiveness TBD

September 16, 2019
By Zheng Wang
Recently, two evaluation trials of crop biostimulants in Patterson were harvested. These two trials involved a Calcium-based and fungi-containing products, aiming to maintain yield and plant health, and protect crop quality. Ten and eight plants were hand harvested from the respective trial.
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Emily Lovell (left), Shulamit Shroder (center), and Caddie Bergren (right) sharing with field educational event participants information about the CDFA Healthy Soils and State Water Efficiency Enhancement Programs
Conservation Agriculture: Article

Public educational event on healthy soil and climate-smart agriculture at Pikalok Ranch/Locke Farm in Mendota, CA September 13, 2019!

September 16, 2019
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
September 13, 2019 About forty people took part in the public educational event that was held at the farm of Gary, Mari, and Daniel Martin just north of Mendota, CA on the 13th of September to tackle the very timely and important topics of soil health and climate-smart farming techniques.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Tough Times for Loquats?

September 16, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Loquat is an evergreen tree with delicious fruit. Too bad some varieties have big seeds, but in some countries like Spain and China they are a big deal. At one point, Orange County had 500 acres of trees Big Jim', Gold Nugget', Victory', Mammoth'..
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ANR Adventures: Article

Conflict is the theme this week

September 16, 2019
By Wendy Powers
Please welcome Cindy Renee Kron who started today as an IPM Advisor, based in Santa Rosa, with programmatic responsibilities in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake Counties. Cindy fills a position that is one of the last from the 2016 Position Call.
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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Heirloom Tomatoes Not Ripening

September 16, 2019
Advice from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I purchased a Yellow Rainbow Beefsteak Tomato Plant at your annual sale in Walnut Creek this year. The plant has grown quite big and has about four tomatoes on the plant.
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