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Hello. This is the first update for 2019 for the UC western flower thrips/tswv outlook for processing tomato. General outlook As a reminder, the base temperature we use for estimating thrips development is 45F.

Here's a photo submitted by reader Ted Swartzbaugh down in Ventura county of something you don't see too often. Powdery mildew in raspberry which has advanced to the fruit, and if you look close you can even see evidence of the disease on the petiole.

In This Edition: Fresno County 4-H Leaders Council & Committee Meetings, Pg. 2 State Record Book Participants, Pg. 2 Welcome Cashmir Whittle, Pg. 2 CCLS (Community Club Leaders)-Need to Know, Pg. 2 Junior Camp Counselor Planning Meeting, Pg. 3 Fresno County 4-H CampRegistration, Pg.

Hello. This is the first update for 2019 for the UC western flower thrips/tswv outlook for processing tomato. General outlook As a reminder the base temperature we use for estimating thrips development is 45F.

UCCE Sonoma County along with other UC colleagues, recently received a grant to identify the impact of grazing on the frequency and severity of wildfire in California.

Gardening has been around for centuries an old-fashioned pleasure and also a survival skill. As Master Gardeners our task is to make recommendations ... disseminate scientifically defensible information approved by the University of California to others also interested in gardening.

Why do you love fruits and vegetables? Is it their bright colors? Their many shapes and varieties, the way they can makeover your plate with the seasons? The opportunity to taste local terroir in a very fresh bite of fruit or forkful of salad?

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"Where can kids learn beekeeping for free?" someone asked us last week. One of the ways is through the 4-H Youth Development Program. Who can join 4-H, which stands for head, heart, health and hands and which follows the motto, "making the best better?" It's open to all youths ages 5 to 19.

In the previous post, I showed that soil air-filled porosity and flooding can affect the occurrence and severity of root rot. There are some other related factors that can affect root rot too. Soil settling can occur for various reasons and can reduce air- filled porosity.