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Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Memory Plant

May 22, 2019
Can you remember where you put your car keys? Recent work in the new system of study of plant signaling and memory shows that plants may have better memories than we do! There are fascinating plants high in the Peruvian Andes that have this amazing skill set of memory.
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Kern County Young Farmers and Ranchers Ag Grants for 4-H and FFA

  • May 22, 2019

Kern County Young Farmers and Ranchers would like to start giving out grants to deserving 4-H and FFA exhibitors to help them with their projects. This year we have $1,500 to give out. The number of grants given and their amounts will be determined based on the quantity and quality of applicants.

See attached grant application. 

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The Herrera Family - 1st Place Team
UC CalFresh Tulare / Kings Counties: Article

CHOP IT UP TO JEFFERSON

May 22, 2019
By Susan L Lafferty
Men belong in the kitchen. Women belong in the kitchen. Children belong in the kitchen. EVERYONE belongs in he kitchen as evidenced by the participants in the "CHOP" cook off event held at Jefferson Charter School.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Low-Flow Irrigation Scheduling

May 22, 2019
By Ben A Faber
How to irrigate is probably the most common question in irrigated agriculture, even with 10,000 years of cultivation knowledge to guide us. The complexities of irrigation and the unique situation for each grower makes this question so difficult.
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Fire Season 2019: Start Preparing Now!

May 22, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
For many of us in Northern California, the 2017 and 2018 wildfire seasons are still very fresh in our minds. The late-season fires in Sonoma County in 2017, and the Camp Fire in Butte County in 2018, were among the most destructive deadliest fires in California's history.
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UC Rice Blog: Article

Considerations during cool and wet weather

May 22, 2019
By Bruce A Linquist
N management in wet year: revised based on cool weather. Earlier this week I sent out a blog discussing N management during a wet year. In the blog, one scenario (Scenario 2) mentioned was I decided not to apply aqua but just go ahead and flood field when the rains started.
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Sacramento Valley Field Crops: Article

Avoid Working Soil When Wet

May 22, 2019
By Sarah E Light
With the heavy rains last week and over the weekend, soils are very susceptible to compaction and structural degradation, affecting plant growth. Although it may be tempting to get into the field as soon as the rain stops, the long-term consequences to soil structure are hard to fix.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Plants with Silver Gray Foliage.

May 22, 2019
By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Summer is bold and bright and warm and colorful. Except when it is not. The other side of summer is soft and gray and fuzzy.
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