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The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Growing Herbs Class a Success!

April 15, 2019
By Anne E Schellman
Stanislaus County herb gardening enthusiasts attended a free class on Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. from the UCCE Master Gardeners. Attendees learned the basics on how to grow herbs from seed or transplant, and how to recognize various herbs by scent and sight by looking at examples.
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2019 CWSS Scholarship awards
Notes in the Margins: Agronomy and Weed Science Musings: Article

Are you a student working with weeds or invasive plants? Check out these scholarship opportunities!

April 15, 2019
Are you a student working with weeds or invasive plants? If so, check out these TWO scholarship opportunities! The California Weed Science Society's (CWSS) Scholarship and Research Awards and the Weed Science Society of America's (WSSA) Travel Enrichment Experience Scholarship for Graduate Students.
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Mechanical pruning reduced labor costs by 90%, resulted in increased grape yields and berry quality was as good or better than hand-pruned vines.
ANR News Releases: Article

Winegrape vineyards can be converted for machine pruning without replanting

April 15, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Wine grape growers in the San Joaquin Valley who want to switch from hand pruning to mechanical pruning won't have to replant their vineyards to accommodate machinery, according to a new study published in HortTechnology by University of California Cooperative Extension researchers.
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Ghost pines, live oaks, black oaks, and madrones, among other trees, make their stand interspersed with annual and perennial grasses at the headwaters of a California watershed. Photo by David Lewis.
The Confluence: Article

Headwaters

April 15, 2019
By David J Lewis
I am standing where stream flow begins, in a nameless tributary of the Russian River to the east of Hopland, California. This particular spot and location has been a grazing livestock ranch, primarily sheep, going back more than 100 years.
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Ghost pines, live oaks, black oaks and madrones, among other trees, make their stand interspersed with annual and perennial grasses at the headwaters of a California watershed. (Photo: David Lewis)
Green Blog: Article

Headwaters

April 15, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
I have the privilege of engaging California's communities with the aspiration of safeguarding the sustenance and well-being that its oak-woodland watersheds and the people that are a part of them provide.
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2018 UCCE Sonoma Annual Report cover
UCCE Sonoma: Article

Check out our 2018 Annual Report

April 15, 2019
By Stephanie R Larson
UCCE is excited to present our 2018 Annual Report, demonstrating our commitment to education, research-based information and technical expertise in Sonoma County.
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The importance of counting Latinos in the 2020 Census

April 15, 2019
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
No phrase better defines the American experience than the clear directive: No taxation without representation. With one set of words, a nation's value system is captured and guided into the future, giving every single resident a voice.
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Pulling back damaged lawn cut to reveal 2 masked chafer larvae on soil.
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Got Lawn Insects?

April 15, 2019
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Help Desk Client: I think I have insects destroying my lawn.
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