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Colusa County: Article

Sacramento Valley Field Crops Newsletter Fall 2018

October 8, 2018
48th California Alfalfa and Forage Symposium Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day Newly revised UC ANR Cost and Return Study for Hybrid Sunflower Seed Production Newly revised UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans Cover Crop Management in Annual Farming Systems New oat hay varieties show disease resistanc...
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ANR Adventures: Article

Doing things differently

October 8, 2018
By Wendy Powers
I think most of us, if not all, have realized that we need to do things differently in order to really achieve the intent of the Morrill Act; improving the lives of all state residents by providing access to formal and informal education. We're not alone.
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Pest Management: Article

Fall 2018

October 8, 2018
48th California Alfalfa and Forage Symposium Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day Newly revised UC ANR Cost and Return Study - Hybrid Sunflower Seed Production Newly revised UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans Cover Crop Management in Annual Farming Systems New oat hay varieties show disease resistance...
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CREW fire clearance
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Got Brush? Fire Clearance and Tree Pruning CREW

October 8, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Got trees/brush to remove? The CREW is ready to work: With a decline in federal funding to work on Forest Service lands and elsewhere our local non-profit, The CREW is looking for work.
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Bok Choy Seedlings
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Growing Bok Choy

October 8, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Help Desk Request: While I'm not a new gardener, I'm trying to grow a cold-season vegetable garden this year for the first time. One veggie I've also planted for the first time is Bok Choy.
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Steer clear of tarantula hawks

October 7, 2018
I was sitting on my deck here in Saratoga recently and noticed a beautiful, albeit very large, bug walking near me. I wasn't sure what it was, but after doing a little research, I am certainly glad that I left it alone.
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