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BLP's in OC: Article

It's heating up out there...

July 3, 2018
By Tamara J Majcherek
Over the next couple of days here in Orange County, temperatures are expected to rise rapidly. Below are just a few tips and methods to prepare your landscape plants: 1. Give plants that are drought and heat sensitive a nice slow, long drink to properly hydrate them.
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 07-02-2018

July 3, 2018
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 07-02-18" ET Report 07-02-2018 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Division...
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Nut Crops: Article

ET scheduling workshop

July 3, 2018
Please see the attached announcement for a two hour workshop on how to use a weekly ET report to improve irrigation scheduling precision, as well as seminars on irrigating nut crops and vines pre and post harvest. July 13th, 2018 8-10 AM 550 E Shaw Ave Fresno, CA.
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June 28 VCLH nymphs per leaf
Leafhopper Blog: Article

Second Generation Nymphs

July 3, 2018
By Lucia G Varela
Virginia creeper leafhopper and Western grape leafhopper peak egg laying from the overwintering adults has passed (Fig. 1 & 2). Monitoring efforts during the week of May 14th showed the first emergence of VCLH nymphs for the season (see Table 1/Figure 3 for # VCLH nymphs per leaf).
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ANR Employee News: Article

Budget update: State funding unchanged for ANR in 2018-19

July 2, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
On June 22, Governor Jerry Brown signed the state budget for fiscal year 2018-19, which contains a new line item for UC ANR within the UCOP budget. UC ANR will have the same amount of funding from the state for the upcoming year as we had this year.
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Water warrior Bruce Hammock dumps water on Kevin Cloonan, then a graduate student in the Walter Leal lab. (2012 photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Big Balloon Battle at Briggs: Just Call It '15 Minutes of Aim'

July 2, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Just call it "15 Minutes of Aim." That's how long it takes to toss 2,000 water balloons. Or, rather, that's how long it takes the Bruce Hammock laboratory at the University of California, Davis, to toss 2,000 water balloons.
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Colusa County: Article

July 2018

July 2, 2018
Book of the Month - Epitaph for a Peach Ornamental Plant of the Month - Philadelphus lewisii Edible Plant of the Month - Pumpkins Recipe of the Month - Szechuan Noodle Salad...
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Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis is hosting a plant sale and open house.
California Naturalist: Article

Program Highlights June 22-29

July 2, 2018
Western tussock moth (Orgyiavetusta) caterpillars are beautiful and abundant around the state in late spring/early summer, but like some other caterpillars, they possess chemical defenses that can trigger allergic reactions, commonly in the form of a rash.
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