Ongoing research

UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Salsolanado

March 31, 2014
By Guy Kyser
Watch this prescribed burn for tumbleweed control in Colorado turn into a fiery twister dropping flaming weeds all over the place. WRIC is not responsible for cuss words or heavy metal soundtrack.
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Colusa County: Article

Small Animal Workshop Registration

March 31, 2014
Small Animal Workshop April 12, 2014 - 9am Red Barn Feed Supply - 6722 Harrington Ave, Arbuckle CA Registration has been extended until April 4th - Mail to: Cody Murphy, P.O.
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Honey bees making a "bee line" for their home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Watching the Girls Go By

March 28, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Pull up a chair and engage in a little "girl-watching." That is, honey bees heading home to their colony. Many beekeepers, especially beginning beekeepers, like to watch their worker bees--they call them "my girls"--come home. They're loaded with pollen this time of year.
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avocado fruit
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Water Quality and Southern California Agriculture

March 28, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Assessing water quality for Southern California agriculture typically revolves around the total salinity of the water, its total dissolved solids (TDS), and the toxic ions boron, sodium and chloride.
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Colusa County: Article

April 2014

March 27, 2014
Sheep, Goat & Hog mandatory entry date, Merit Award, All Star & Scholarship applications due, 4-H Uniform proposal due, Still Exhibits due date, 10th Annual Colusa County Horse Show and more...
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Honey bee foraging last May on a California buckeye, which is poisonous to honey bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Eye on the Buckeye

March 26, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It won't bloom until summer, but already many eyes are on the California buckeye. The tree's blossoms are poisonous to honey bees. Bees are attracted to them and forage on them, but the end result of the food provisions to the colony can be deformed larval development.
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