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Dimondback moth captures collected on 5-7-19
Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Latest information on pest populations in vegetables

May 11, 2019
We are happy to announce that the diamondback moth capture data, presented as maps, is now housed in our own University of California Cooperative Extension Monterey website. To access to these maps, simply click on the link below: http://cemonterey.ucanr.
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Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Introduction

May 10, 2019
By Valerie Perez
Hello, My name is Valerie Perez and I was hired by the Santa Cruz UC Cooperative Extension office as a Community Education Specialist (CES). I recently graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where I received my bachelors in Agricultural Business.
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You can hold Madagascar hissing cockroaches from the Bohart Museum of Entomology's petting zoo, on Saturday, May 11 in the Floriculture Building, Dixon May Fair. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bring on the Bugs at the Dixon May Fair!

May 9, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What's a fair without insects? Entomologists at the University of California, Davis, will share their love of insects with fairgoers at the 144th annual Dixon May Fair, which opened today (Thursday, May 9) and continues through Sunday, May 12.
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Too Much Fuel: Targeting our Grazing Strategically

May 7, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
Every spring, there comes a stretch of time when I wish we had 10 times as many sheep. Since we're stocked at a level where we're comfortable we'll have enough grass in bad years (and in the autumn months - see my December 2018 post, Fall Feed...
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CropManage: Online Irrigation and Nutrient Management Tool: Article

CropManage Hands-on Workshop, Ventura CA, May 22, 2019

May 7, 2019
By Michael D Cahn
CropManage Hands-on Workshop Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision Support to the Field Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 1pm 4:30pm Location: University of California Cooperative Extension 669 County Square Drive, Suite 100, Ventura, CA 93003 Learn how to use CropManage to support irrig...
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San Joaquin Valley ranchers can use new UC ANR beef-cattle cost study to guide their production decisions.
ANR News Releases: Article

UC releases latest cost and returns for ranchers raising beef cattle

May 6, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Among California's agricultural commodities, cattle rank fifth in revenue. The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources' Agricultural Issues Center has released a new study showing the cost and returns of a beef cattle operation.
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