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Bug Squad: Article

Zeroing in on Honey Bees

October 3, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology promises to be of great interest to bee scientists, beekeepers, and all those who want to learn more about honey bees.
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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

2024 Pest Management Meeting

October 3, 2024
By Yu-Chen Wang
2024 Pest Management Meeting Sponsor: UCCE Monterey County Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024 Location: Agricultural Center Meeting Room (1432 Abbott St, Salinas CA) Time: 7:55 am-12:15 pm Pre-registration is encouraged: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.
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Dan Macon holding a lamb.
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Hello (Again), Central Sierra!

October 2, 2024
By Daniel K Macon
As I write this blog post, I'm wrapping up my first official day as the Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension Central Sierra office, based in San Andreas! While I'm new to this office, I feel a bit like I'm coming home again I grew up just to the south outside of...
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Learning from the Rain

October 2, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Rain is wonderful stuff. If it comes and washes the accumulated salts of the last several years out of the root zones of citrus and avocado, that's a good thing.
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Más de 200 niños de primer año de primaria visitaron los cultivos de arroz en el Valle de Sacramento, allí aprendieron sobre el ciclo que realiza el arroz desde que se siembra hasta que se realiza la cosecha. Foto: Evett Kilmartin
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Descubriendo el Arroz: 'Ricestastic', un día lleno de aprendizaje

October 1, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
Bajo un radiante sol y con gran entusiasmo, 240 nios de primer grado, provenientes de diversas escuelas primarias del sur del condado de Butte, se reunieron para una visita especial a la granja de arroz de la familia Schohr, que por ms de seis generaciones, ha dedicado su vida al cultivo de arroz en...
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Soil Moisture Sensor Selection

September 27, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Soil moisture sensor selection. An extensive range of soil moisture sensors/probes have already been commercialized and are available to use in avocado and other orchards.
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Feature on UCCE Compost Demonstration Site

September 26, 2024
By Michael Cohen
Our site at Martial Cottle Park for demonstrating small-scale composting and vermicomposting was the focus of this recent feature article and video by UCANR Strategic Communications: News & Events - Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources...
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Butte County first graders enjoy ‘ricetastic’ day at local farm

September 26, 2024
By Michael Hsu
When Tracy Schohr volunteered in her son's pre-K class a couple years ago, she was stunned to find out that only two of the 20 children had ever been around a tractor. And this was in the rural Butte County community of Gridley, in the heart of California's rice-growing region.
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