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Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County: Article

May 2018 Field Notes Newsletter

May 4, 2018
In this issue: Considerations for a Successful Sorghum Silage Crop 2018 California Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees Small Grains and Soil Health Field Meeting Managing Water for Drought and Salinity Nitrogen Efficiency in Almond Production Nitrogen Management in Tomatoes...
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New UCD PhD student, Geoff Koch, who is working with Will Horwath on San Joaquin Valley Healthy Soils Program effort.
Conservation Agriculture: Article

UCD student begins CDFA Healthy Soils Program project in San Joaquin Valley!

May 4, 2018
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
May 4, 2018 Geoff Koch, a brand new PhD student in the Department of Soils and Biogeochemistry at the University of California, Davis, working with soil scientist, Will Horwath, and CASI Cooperative Extension partners, Jeff Mitchell and Dan Munk, began his research project in earnest this week with...
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UC 4-H Program of Tuolumne County: Article

May 2018

May 4, 2018
In this issue: -Fashion Revue Highlights -All Star & Leadership Team Information -Summer Camp Information...
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Central Sierra Livestock & Natural Resources: Article

Shepherd Skills Workshop

May 4, 2018
Still time to register for our next Shepherd Skills Workshop Wool Handling and Shearing Management! Saturday, May 12 8:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. Auburn, CA $5/person Register at http://ceplacer.ucanr.
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Grazing Panel - California Grazing
UCCE Sonoma: Article

Gold Award for Outstanding Educational Material

May 4, 2018
Sheila Barry, UCCE livestock and natural resources advisor in the Bay Area, and Stephanie Larson, UCCE livestock and range management advisor in Sonoma County, won the Gold Award for Outstanding Educational Material in the Promotional Materials category from the Association of Natural Resource Exten...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Monitoring for New Problematic Weed Species in Rice

May 4, 2018
By Gale Perez
From Brian German at AgNet West :: April 17, 2018 California rice growers will need to be on the lookout for two new problematic weed species this year. One of the species is called rough barnyardgrass (Echinochloa muricata) and the other is known as coast cockspur grass (Echinochloa walteri).
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Mexican free-tailed bat surrounded by young
The Real Dirt: Article

For the Love of Bats

May 4, 2018
By Laura Lukes, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, May 4, 2018. Years ago, while standing at the mouth of a large cave, Dr. Shahroukh Mistry felt his face kissed by air that was stirred by the movement of millions of bat wings.
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