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Featuring research updates on topics such as when to cut off irrigation in pistachios, remote sensing and other tools to manage water, how cover crops affect water dynamics, and more! It will be held at the Madera County Farm Bureau, and there is no charge to attend.

Daniel Swain joined University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources on Nov. 1 as a climate scientist in the California Institute for Water Resources.

You may not recognize mistletoe unless it sports a red bow and is hanging over a doorway during the holiday season. You may not recognize The Great Purple Hairstreak, Atlides halesus. Its host plant is mistletoe. (Color-cognizant folks who are fond of purple won't recognize it, either.

Happy New Year in the rose garden! I can't believe another year has come and gone. It feels like it sped by so quickly. It is finally winter here in the valley. It is not quite time to prune your roses. That will come in another month or so.

There have been many changes in the sources and availability of plants and transplants over the last five to ten years. Several economic downturns as well as the pandemic forced the closures of many independent, locally owned nurseries.

Who will find and photograph the first bumble bee of the year in Yolo and Solano counties and win the fifth annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest? In 2024, Fairfield resident Nancy Hansen won the contest with a video of B.

In this issue: Mandatory Steer Tagging Jr / Teen Leader Training YQCA Certificates Calendar Holiday Wreaths for Heroes Valley Favorite Foods Registration Local stories from Foothill, Happy Valley, Lone Tree, Palo Cedro and Westside 4-H Clubs January Cloverbud Meeting 2024-25 Record Book Manual Ambas...

This edition includes the following: Preparing Frost Protection Measures The National Clean Plant Network, with emphasis on the National Clean Plant Network Citrus Development of integrated pest management for huanglongbing (HLB) in Florida...

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How do entomologists apply research in a Cooperative Extension program?