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Older is Better?

June 24, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Stan Lim/UC Riverside German Rafael Villalba-Salazar, nursery technician, harvesting budwood from mother citrus trees at the UC Citrus Clonal Protection Program facility.
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Black Fig Fly Today

June 22, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Black Fig Fly (Diptera: Lonchaeidae: Silba adipata) Invasive Fig Pest Recently Discovered in Southern California Click Here to Download the "Pest Alert" PDF Overview Fig growers need to be aware of the black fig fly (BFF), an invasive insect that was recently discovered infesting figs in multiple co...
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Sam Sandoval Solis, especialista de la Extensión Cooperative de la UC, en el centro, demuestra a los alumnos de quinto grado cómo el agua superficial fluye hacia el agua subterránea.
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Estudiantes de primaria exploran el papel del agua en la vida

June 21, 2022
By Ricardo A Vela
Un grupo de 120 estudiantes de quinto y sexto grado de la Escuela Primaria Cherryland, localizada en la Ciudad de Hayward, participaron recientemente, en el taller de 11 semanas del programa 4-H Water Wizards que incluy adems un viaje de aprendizaje al Centro de Educacin Ambiental UC Elkus Ranch, en...
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A Few Observations on Broomsedge

June 21, 2022
By Daniel K Macon
Broomsedge Bluestem (Andropogon virginicus L.) is an increasingly problematic weed in irrigated pastures in the Sierra foothills. We've grazed several pastures with fairly significant infestations - and we're seeing it spread.
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Electric Weed Control?

June 20, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Coming to citrus orchards? An ongoing study in hazelnut orchards offers possible electric weed control (EWC) solutions for other tree nut orchards, especially in light of increasing herbicide resistance.
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