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USDA Loans to Help New and Unusual Agricultural Operations

January 1, 2018
By Ben A Faber
USDA Farm Loan Programs By providing access to credit, FSA's Farm Loan Programs offer opportunities to family-sized farmers and ranchers to: Start, improve, expand, transition, market, and strengthen family farming and ranching operations Beginning farmers, racial and ethnic minority farmers and wom...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Pre-emergent herbicides in almond orchards

January 1, 2018
By Brad Hanson
by David Doll, UCCE Pomology Farm Advisor (see also http://thealmonddoctor.com/) With the emergence of herbicide-resistant weed populations, several perennial nut crop spray programs incorporate the use of pre-emergent herbicides.
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A Very Happy HOrT COCO New Year!

January 1, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County It's been an interesting year here at MGCC's HOrT COCO blog. As the editor, I'm grateful for all the great work the MGCC's Help Desk volunteers do to provide the material for the blog's posts.
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How Does a Bee Make a Line?

December 29, 2017
By Ben A Faber
From AAAS Eurekalert: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/qmuo-rtr120817.
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USDA Fire Loss Programs

December 28, 2017
By Ben A Faber
USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers disaster assistance and low-interest loan programs to assist agricultural producers in their recovery efforts following wildfires or other qualifying natural disasters.
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Photobombing a Honey Bee

December 27, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ready? Set? Go? The search party is almost ready to start. If you're lucky, you'll net the prize before Art Shapiro does.
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