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Reminder: Advances in irrigation management is Jan 14!

January 2, 2025
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.
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In many parts of Davis, mistletoe is missing. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Missing Mistletoe and the Non-Purple Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly

January 1, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
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.
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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Rosie’s Corner: Preparing for pruning season

January 1, 2025
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.
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It will soon be time to start vegetable seeds indoors. (Photo: Public Domain Images)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Climate change prompts re-thinking of garden planting schedule

January 1, 2025
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.
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A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, nectaring on a California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Who Will Find and Photograph the First Bumble Bee of the Year?

December 31, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
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.
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Shasta County: Article

2025 January Tips 'n Topics

December 31, 2024
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...
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Tulare County Cooperative Extension: Article

Topics in Subtropics Fall 2024

December 31, 2024
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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