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Pajaro Compass Draft Goals
Livestock & Range: Article

How Can Pajaro Compass Benefit Ranchers?

March 4, 2016
By Devii R Rao
On February 16 I wrote a blog post to let you all know about the February 25 Pajaro Compass (Compass) meeting at the Hollister Veterans Memorial Building. I was able to attend the meeting, which had around 35 people.
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Bug Squad: Article

It's All the Buzz: 4-H'ers Learning How to Keep Bees

March 4, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Nathaniel Haddon of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club, Vacaville, is only nine years old, but he already knows more about honey bees than many adults do. He readily names the three castes: queen bee, worker bee and drone.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

UCCE Agronomy/Weed Science Advisor position vacancy

March 4, 2016
By Brad Hanson
If you ever wished you were part of the UC Cooperative Extension Weed Science team, this may be your big opportunity! Link to job posting: http://ucanr.edu/Jobs/Jobs_990/?jobnum=921 Link to all UCANR employment opportunities: http://ucanr.
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Bug Squad: Article

Rest in Peace, Pollinator Partner

March 3, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We lost our Pollinator Partner today. Xena the Warrior Princess, a 16-year-old tuxedo cat that we rescued from the pound, crossed the Rainbow Bridge today in a local veterinarian's office. We had her 16 years, or if cats have staff, we were her staff for 16 years.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocado Botanical Races

March 3, 2016
By Ben A Faber
Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside. Evidence of avocado selection by human hand as far back as 8,000 BC is preserved in archaeological sites in Puebla State, Mexico.
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Volume 13, Number 4

March 3, 2016
Blossom End Rot of Citrus Using Organic Herbicides in Production Fields and Non-Crop Areas Pocket Gopher and Ground Squirrel Control: Management Options for Citrus and Avocado Groves...
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Volume 26, Issue 1

March 2, 2016
This issue contains a pruning survey conducted with Master Gardeners and information about Bot fungi during drought conditions.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Ladybugs are Back in Force

March 2, 2016
By Ben A Faber
It's that time of year for a riot of aphids on new growth cheeseweed (malva) and wild radish and with that food source to see ladybird beetles go to town, chowing down. There's ladybugs in both their larval and adult stages doing the feeding.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

California Weed Science Society honors top students at symposium

March 1, 2016
By Scott R Oneto
In January, the California Weed Science Society held its annual symposium in Sacramento and WOW, what a conference! This year's conference theme was Addressing Diverse and Dynamic Challenges in Weed Management.
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