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Delta field corn variety trial
SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

2018 Corn Field Meeting

October 2, 2018
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension will host the annual corn field meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2018, from 10:00am to noon, on Tyler Island in Sacramento County. The agenda is pasted below and attached. The attached version includes a map and directions to the field site.
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heat damaged tree
Topics in Subtropics: Article

The Thomas Fire and July Heat Wave of 2018

October 2, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Tree crops growers ranging from citrus to avocado to cherimoya and other exotic fruit tree crops were hit be the fires of December 2018. Many trees were damaged by fire, but many more trees were affected by the heat generated by the fire and to a certain extent the gasses produced by the fire.
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Sara Stinson of KRON4 News interviewed John Bailey about the impact of the River Fire on UC Hopland REC.
ANR News Blog: Article

September News Clips

October 1, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC Cooperative Extension creates network of researchers, educators (Marysville Appeal-Democrat) Chris Kaufman, Sept.
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Ms. Mantis, on a redwood stake in a milkweed planter in Vacaville, Calif., is trying to find a place to lay her egg mass, an ootheca. This image was taken Sunday night, Sept. 23. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Ooh, an Ootheca!

October 1, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Hide and seek. She hides 'em and we seek 'em. We've spotted as many as seven adult praying mantids at a time in our little pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif., but never once have we seen any of them laying eggs. Until now.
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photos by Melinda Nestlerode
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Following My Passion

October 1, 2018
Last fall I planted a small passion flower vine (Passiflora caerulea) in the corner of my side yard, where the bare fence seemed to call out for cover.
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