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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

The New Foothill Rancher - July 2019

July 5, 2019
Managing Livestock Nutrition on Dry Forage Fire Season is Upon Us Coccidiosis in Sheep and Goats Sierra Harvest Land Match Program Observations of Blue Oak Needed USDA Will Require RFID Brucellosis Tags Complete the Ranch Management Survey for the chance to win a YETI cooler! Summer Workshops Calend...
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ISHB online
Topics in Subtropics: Article

ISHB Update and an Online Training Course

July 5, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Update on invasive shot hole borers: Online training now available By Sabrina Drill, Natural Resources Advisor, UCCE Ventura Invasive shot hole borers (ISHB) are a pest and disease complex potentially affecting over 200 tree species, but posing a strong risk to box elders, sycamores, and other ripar...
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May the Fourth Be With You: Four honey bees share a rose blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

May the Fourth Be With You

July 4, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"The Redcoats are coming! The Redcoats are coming!" So shouted American Revolutionary patriot Paul Revere during his historical ride. Those who responded to the colonial revolt included my immigrant ancestors: the Keatleys, Laughlins and Agees. They left their farms and took up arms.
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Tulare County Cooperative Extension: Article

July 2019

July 3, 2019
In this issue: Maximizing walnut quality to improve value in a low-price year Regulated Deficit Irrigation in Almonds to Manage Hull Rot On-Farm Recharge on Pecans for Groundwater Sustainability Survey on Grower Interest in the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and On Farm Recharge (OFR)...
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Stanislaus County: Article

Evapotranspiration Report - 07/4/2019

July 3, 2019
Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.
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Firecracker Brodiaea flower
UC Environmental Stewards Blog: Article

Nothing lights up the roadside like firecracker brodiaeas

July 3, 2019
Are you guilty of botanizing-while-driving? This pastime is most safely achieved with a flower spotter in the passenger seat. But sometimes, at the peak of wildflower glory, even the safest, most focused driver isn't immune to picking up a flash of bright color.
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