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Grower Wildfire Survey

April 26, 2023
By Ben A Faber
UC Seeks Feedback on Wildfire Impacts If you've been affected by wildfires, I am hoping you can take less than 20 minutes to share with me the impacts you experienced and response strategies you implemented.
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Crowds throng Main Street, Woodland, during the annual California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Show Me the Honey! California Honey Festival Set Saturday, May 6

April 24, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Show me the honey! The annual California Honey Festival, free and open to the public, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland. It's about celebrating the importance of bees; the festival's mission is "to promote honey and honey bees and their products.
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Census of Agriculture Now

April 24, 2023
By Ben A Faber
As you may know, every five years, USDA conducts its Census of Agriculture to inform policy decisions that impact the future of American farmers and ranchers.
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Davis Field Day 2022
UC Small Grains Blog: Article

May 11th: 2023 UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa/Forages Field Day

April 21, 2023
By Mark E Lundy
2023 UC Davis Small Grains and Alfalfa/Forages Field Day May 11th, 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Supported by the California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA) Department of Plant Sciences Field Facility, UC Davis (2400 Hutchison Dr, Davis CA 38.5390, -121.7800) AGENDA Continuing Education Units (CEUs): 3.
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Irrigation Stress and Early Navel Orange Fruit Maturity

April 21, 2023
By Ben A Faber
To maximize profits in the early navel orange market, growers need to have large fruit size and sufficient yellow-orange color and a high enough sugar-acid ratio to meet or exceed the legal minimum harvesting standards.
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Fallow field where soil was tilled during the 2021 summer (unworked area to the left where soil is a light brown) or during the 2022 spring (rolled area to the right where soil is a dark brown).
UC Rice Blog: Article

Yields and nitrogen management following a fallow year

April 19, 2023
By Consuelo B Baez Vega, Bruce A Linquist
Last year roughly half of the rice acreage was left fallow. We have been conducting research (funded by the Rice Research Board) looking at the differences between rice grown after a fallow versus rice grown following rice. We have found that rice following a fallow has higher yield potential.
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