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Want to dig more about the current research trend of biostimulant in crop production? The Digital Week of Biostimulant Webcast Series may be a good chance to learn from worldwide scientists and industry regarding cutting edge biostimulant research.

Welcome to the Crop Biostimulant Blog. Biostimulant for crop production is one of the fastest growing areas in agriculture, and there are new products, research and discoveries every year. You may be asking what exactly is a crop biostimulant? Although lacking a universally accepted definition in U.

Distribution of chlorosis in almond orchards may help assess potential irrigation-related issue Postharvest N applications for almonds Western Pecan Production Short Course, October 15-18 in New Mexico Walnut Short Course, November 5-7 in Davis...

I had heard from many sources over the years that ladybugs can solve an aphid infestation. I have always had seasonal attacks but with a little water spraying, they were discouraged so it never seemed necessary to call in the big guns.

Who knew they were declining? Well, ecologists Richard "Rick" Karban Mikaela Huntzinger of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology did. For years, they've been observing meadow spittlebugs along the California coastline.

So I got called out to see an orchard that had dieback. Over the phone it sounded like Dothiorella Leaf Blight (http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=10354). This symptom shows up when there has been water stress of some sort, over a period of a few weeks to months.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I am about average in composting: mix a balance of brown and green; no weeds, seeds, meat, dairy products; moist like a squeezed-out sponge; and rotate/turn over.

This summer, you may have noticed what looks like a large dandelion plant covered in blisters growing in your lawn or landscape. It's known as bristly oxtongue, and if you examine or touch it you'll see and feel why.

It looks like even the Wall Street Journal has caught the urban farming bug. Link to article below out of their "The Future of Everything" series, followed by my comments. https://www.wsj.

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