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Monterey County: Article

2019 Automated Thinner and Weeder Field day

April 11, 2019
Topics: Importance and new role of automated technologies in weed control Automated lettuce thinners and automated weeders developed by a number of companies will be demonstrated on planted lettuce Both driven and autonomous machines will be on display and demonstrated The machines use a variety of...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

2019 Automated Weeder and Thinner Demonstration and Field Day

April 11, 2019
By Brad Hanson
2019 Automated Weeder and Thinner Demonstration and Field Day The 2019 Automated Weeder and Thinner Demonstration and Field day will take place on Tuesday, May 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the USDA Spence Research Field Station, 1572 Old Stage Road.
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Forsythia hedgerow. photos by Patricia Matteson
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Consider Forsythia

April 11, 2019
This time of year the show-stopper in our Suisun City front yard is the spring-flowering perennial shrub Forsythia: bold, fragrance-free yellow blossoms crowd its branches before any leaves appear. Flowering branches can be cut and forced.
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UCCE in the County of San Luis Obispo: Article

Sudden Oak Death - SOD BLITZ

April 11, 2019
Hello, Please see the attached flyer with information about SUDDEN OAK DEATH - SOD BLITZ to be held on May 3 in Atascadero and on May 4 in San Luis Obispo!...
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

The New Foothill Rancher - April 2019

April 11, 2019
Thinking about Hiring a Targeted Grazing Contractor? Marketing Your Calves Preventing Pinkeye Integrated Predator Management Nevada Irrigation District Proposes Irrigation Water Rate Increase Speaking of Irrigation Season...
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Alfalfa & Forage News: Article

Managing Diseases in Alfalfa after a Wet Year

April 11, 2019
By Rachael Long
It is both a blessing and a curse that alfalfa in California's Central Valley essentially grows all winter long. Although we can get very high early yields, if conditions are too wet, the fields look pretty ragged after a winter which saw rains in excess of 130% of normal.
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CWSS Student Scholarship Flyer
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

CWSS Student Scholarships Opportunities!

April 11, 2019
By Thomas J Getts
Students, this if for you!! The California Weed Science Society has announced students can apply for either Scholarships or Undergraduate Research Awards, which can be valued up to $2,000.
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