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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Celery Irrigation Trial Field Day

September 30, 2018
By Michael D Cahn
USDA-ARS Spence Research farm 1572 Old Stage Rd. (36.628792, -121.540791) Thursday October 18th, 9 am to 10:30 am UC Cooperative Extension will host a field day at the USDA-ARS Spence research farm to show a field trial evaluating water use in drip irrigated celery.
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Ryegrass
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Herbicide Resistant Ryegrass in Winter Cereals

September 27, 2018
Last winter, many growers and PCAs contacted me because they were having trouble or were largely unable to control Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) in their cereal fields.
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This quilted wall hanging of dragonflies is the work of quiltmaker and seamstress Ann Babicky of Schofield, Wis. Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the butterfly and moth specimens in the Bohart, loaned it for the open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Crafty Time at the Bohart Museum of Entomology

September 26, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Five quilted dragonflies skimming the wall. Eager hands cradling an orchid mantis. Eyes darting toward a hornet's nest. That set the scene at the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology's three-hour open house, themed "Crafty Insects.
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The Asian citrus psyllid, about the size of an aphid, is a major threat to the multibillion dollar citrus industry in the United States.(Photo courtesy of the California Department of Food and Agriculture)
Bug Squad: Article

Targeting the Asian Citrus Psyllid

September 25, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
While you're peeling and segmenting your orange at breakfast or spooning orange honey on your toast, you're probably not thinking about the Asian citrus psyllid.
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Geoffrey Attardo, seminar coordinator
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Fall Seminars Announced

September 24, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The list of seminars hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology for the fall quarter has been announced.
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cattle
ANR Employee News: Article

Rustici rangeland and cattle research proposals due Nov. 7

September 21, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Russell L. Rustici Rangeland and Cattle Research Endowment funding is available to University of California personnel to support problem-solving research that will benefit California range cattle producers.
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Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell in front of the state-of-the-art fruit grader. The equipment purchase was funded by the Citrus Research Board.
ANR News Blog: Article

Citrus Research Board relies on UC ANR scientists

September 20, 2018
By Jeannette Warnert
The Citrus Research Board is celebrating 50 years of careful scientific study to improve the sustainability of the California citrus industry, worth more than $7 billion per year.
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Farm country stay alert! Green sign
Farming in the Foothills: Article

Farm Preparation for Wildfire and Other Emergencies

September 14, 2018
By Cindy Fake
According to many state fire officials, we no longer have simply a Fire Season' but a Fire Year'. In winter drought conditions, some parts of our region do not receive enough rain to mitigate fire danger.
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