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Virtual Field Day March 24th

March 1, 2021
By Sarah E Light
The University of California Cooperative Extension and theColusa County Resource Conservation District are co-hosting a Virtual Field Day on March 24th from 10:00am-12:00pm.
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Figure 1. Predominant weeds in the trial were watergrass and barnyardgrass.
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Herbicide Trial in Delta Drill-Seeded Rice - 2020

February 28, 2021
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
From the San Joaquin Valley Delta Field Crops blog Jan. 21, 2021 Michelle Leinfelder-Miles is the UC Cooperative Extension Delta Crops Resource Management Advisor serving San Joaquin, Sacramento, Yolo, Solano, and Contra Costa counties.
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February Lemon Workshop: Welcome Tennessee, Canada and Brazil

February 26, 2021
By William Loyko Jr.
February Lemon Workshop: Welcome Tennessee, Canada and Brazil! On Saturday February 20 the Master Food Preservers of San Joaquin County presented a zoom workshop with two recipes that will use up some of the bountiful lemons available during this time of year. Over 100 people attended.
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Field workers doubly struck by the pandemic

February 17, 2021
Spanish click here Agricultural workers have not stopped working since they were deemed essential at the start of the pandemic. They have continued to plant, harvest, and process the nation's food during the crisis as well as during devastating fires.
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Just like our children: learn virtually

February 12, 2021
By William Loyko Jr.
Covid-19 has changed the way we communicate, the way we meet with friends and family and the way we teach and learn. Across our county and the state, teachers have learned to be creative, even more than before, and conduct all their classes using virtual media.
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2017 prescribed burn training in Humboldt County
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Eight (of many) ways UC ANR benefits the California economy

February 10, 2021
By Linda Forbes
UC ANR works to benefit the California economy by improving agricultural efficiencies, mitigating risk, providing trusted information to inform policy, combating pests and diseases, advancing agriculture technologies and training the next generation of leaders.
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Bales of harvested cotton await their turn at the gin. (Photo: Jeff Mitchell)
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California farmers to share their soil health handiwork

February 2, 2021
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
A group of California farmers will share their experiences improving soil health in cotton production by growing cover crops, reducing tillage, applying compost and other practices during an online session at 11 a.m. Feb. 23.
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Apurba Barman
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Names in the News

January 29, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Barman named UCCE IPM advisor in Imperial County Apurba Barman joined UC Cooperative Extension as low desert integrated pest management advisor on Jan. 11, 2021. He will be headquartered at the UCCE Imperial County office, which adjoins the UC Desert Research and Extension Center in Holtville.
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