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Dear Colleagues: The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2019 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP). The SCMP is a federal grant program offered by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.

Dear Colleagues: The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for technical assistance funding to assist applicants and awardees of the 2019 Alternative Manure Management Program and the 2019 Healthy Soils Incentive Program.

A new issue is available for Orchard Facts.

We had an overnight visitor, a bird. It spent almost 2 days in our garage. It was a young Mockingbird. It all started in the morning; my daughter Toni was doing some gardening in the front yard. When this young Mockingbird flew and landed right in front of her. It stayed to watch what she was up to.

I love it when you are least expecting it and encounter something that just knocks your socks off. At the Colusa Farmer's Market a couple of weeks ago, I stopped by to see what our friend Geneva at Garden Gleanings had that was new and exciting.

Applying the wrong amount of pesticide can result in poor control if not enough is used; too much being applied can lead to waste and possibly illegal usage. If pest control is insufficient, the end result might be a second application that will be more expensive due to the cost of labor involved.

Irrigation volume and frequency: soil, salinity and nutrient considerations Author: Mark Battany Published on: July 18, 2019 Irrigation frequency and volume One fundamental decision that a grower needs to make is how frequently to irrigate a vineyard; either applying small amounts of water frequentl...

If you grow rice in California, you already know that effective weed management is not only essential for economical rice production, but also very challenging, complex, and regulated.

Our story begins with a kid bred and born in Arkansas. You may have seen the news article about the distinguished professor at the University of California, Davis, who won a $6 million, eight-year "Outstanding Investigator" federal grant for his innovative and visionary health research.

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