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Avocados in June

June 1, 2016
By Ben A Faber
No matter where they grow in California, June is a month when avocados are being watered on a regular schedule. How regular that schedule is should be carefully reviewed by the irrigator.
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Bug Squad: Article

Who's the Boss of the Lavender?

May 31, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Some folks refer to them as "those big, black scary bumble bees." They're not bumble bees. They're not scary. But well, they ARE big. About an inch long. The Valley carpenter bee (Xylocopa varipuncta) is the largest bee in California. The female is solid black with metallic wings.
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UC Davis Zika Symposium: A Crucial Message

May 30, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The seven speakers who addressed the UC Davis Zika Public Awareness Symposium on Thursday, May 26 in Giedt Hall, UC Davis campus, sounded an alarm that needs to be heard, heeded and spread.
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Cold Nights in Ventura

May 27, 2016
By Ben A Faber
By way of Ventura grower Sandy Hedrick. This is a compilation of nights of "firing" done by Farm Advisor Bob Brendler from 1923 to 1988 that was collected by Terry Schaeffer of The Fruit Frost Service.
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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Sorghum Seeding Rate Trial

May 26, 2016
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
On May 20th, we planted a grain sorghum seeding rate trial in the Delta to determine an optimum seeding rate for the unique Delta growing environment. Sorghum is a relatively new crop in the northern San Joaquin Valley and Delta region.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Winged Primrose Willow Update

May 26, 2016
By Gale Perez
Just saw this on the UC Rice Blog :: May 25, 2016 Author: Luis Espino Published on: May 25, 2016 I have received an update from the Butte County Ag Commissioner's office regarding winged primrose willow. Germinating seedlings have been detected recently.
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