Test PB Collection: FTE

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County It's been impossible not to notice how different our fall season is from what we were used to in the past. Rains come four to six weeks later, if they come at all.

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Leafing through a national newspaper recently, I stumbled across a feature article on the latest must-have fad the massive Trophy Tree. This new garden fad is for nature lovers with unlimited purchase power because moving it takes a crew and big machinery. Flatbed trucks. 110-ton cranes.

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Nutrition plays an important role in promoting health and preventing disease, but where people live or how much money they earn can affect their ability to access or afford healthy food. Understanding the role socio-economic conditions play can help inform prevention efforts.

UC Merced's largest research grant in its 16-year history aims to improve agricultural and environmental water resilience.

The Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis is helping to spread the biodiversity of insects.

In this issue: Drought Conditions Persist Consider ammoniating rice straw for low-cost forage Disaster Livestock Access Pass Program in the Works for the Foothills Bonding Livestock Guardian Dogs with Cattle Upcoming Workshops Stay Tuned - Rancher's Wildfire Field Day Beyond the Drought - Building R...

In most years, farmers manage their winter straw by flooding a field where the rice straw has either been chopped or chopped and incorporated. In these cases, the flood water helps to ensure good decomposition. This year however, is different.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to drought conditions these stations currently have insufficient vegetative cover to provide accurate ETo data. At this time, 146 Belridge is providing the best ETo data for Kern County.