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Students at Wild Willow Farm participate in a hands-on plumbing lesson.
Urban Agriculture: Article

San Diego’s Wild Willow Farm Grows Farmers

June 22, 2018
By Valerie T Borel
When you arrive at Wild Willow Farm & Education Center (WWF) it's hard to believe that you are merely miles from one metropolis San Diego to the north, and even closer to the bustle of Tijuana, Mexico to the south.
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Tehama County: Article

June 2018 ALMOND SVR Newsletter Vol #6

June 22, 2018
Monterey and the Leafing Failure School is out, and the grades are coming in: July Leaf Analysis Irrigation Management for Hull Rot Control Pre- & Post-Harvest Almond Orchard Management Considerations June Hull Rot Reminder UPCOMING MEETINGS 2018 IPM Breakfast Meetings-Tehama County Sept 21st-Rockin...
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Colusa County: Article

Water Your Trees

June 22, 2018
Consider watering your trees with a drip line or soaker hose. This works especially well when your tree is in the lawn. Trees are a very valuable asset.
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Frank Zalom, distinguished professor of entomology at UC Davis (shown here in an almond orchard) is the newly selected editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Congratulations, Frank Zalom: Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Economic Entomology

June 22, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations to integrated pest management specialist Frank Zalom, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, on his selection as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic Entomology, the largest and most cited of the family of scientific journals published by...
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Assuming the official naturalist stance as we look under our coverboards to find skinks, wind scorpions and Western fence lizards!
California Naturalist: Article

Program Highlights June 15-22

June 22, 2018
Itching to start your weekend? Us too! These Columbian black-tailed deer twins (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) seen outside the window at CalNat HQ north in Hopland are a more common occurrence than single fawns, who are born mostly to young does.
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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Rice Production Workshop 2018

June 22, 2018
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension will host a Rice Production Workshop on August 7, 2018 from 8:30am to 3:00pm at Lundberg Family Farms (5311 Midway, Richvale, CA 95974). The Rice Production Workshop is an in-depth workshop that covers the principles and practices of rice production.
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photo by Jennifer Baumbach
Under the Solano Sun: Article

June Miku

June 22, 2018
Schools out Summer is neigh Veggies planted Await harvest Drought is always lurking...
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

An Ode to Mud

June 22, 2018
Going about the mundane tasks that a garden demandsweeding, trimming, pinching, and groomingmy mind often wanders. A poem I learned many years ago sometimes brings me back to the present.
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Tehama County: Article

WALNUT June 2018 SVR Newsletter Vol #5

June 22, 2018
Walnut Orchard Management June through August Early Walnut Tree Training: How to Handle Different Nursery Products Steps of Early Walnut Training with Most common Nursery Products Leaf symptoms of overwatering walnut trees UPCOMING MEETINGS 2018 IPM Breakfast Meetings Tehama County: Sept 21hst 7:30...
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