Merced

Weather outlook The next 10 days will see consistent warm, dry weather in the San Joaquin Valley. Highs in the upper 70's or low 80's and overnight lows in the mid to low 50's will allow steady thrips development, and we should see numbers starting to build up.

Reposted from the UC Berkeley News Cranes glide through the tule fog at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge.

Dear Colleagues, The Strategic Growth Council's (SGC) Climate Change Research Program staff will be visiting institutions of higher education throughout the state hosting Research Roundtables and Listening Sessions.

Why silver digger bees are like gold... Remember those "long lost" silver digger bees found last week at the San Francisco Presidio? They hadn't been seen in large aggregations for nearly a century.

UC Davis entomologist Leslie Saul-Gershenz lent her expertise when a volunteer discovered what turned out to be "long-lost" silver digger bees in restored sand dunes at the San Francisco Presidio, a former military post now owned and operated by the National Park Service.

There is still time to register for the April 11th SJV Weed Science Extension Day at the Westside Research and Extension Center in Five Points (17353 West Oakland Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624). The meeting at the Westside Center will focus on agronomic crops, ROWs, and tree and vine systems.

There is still time to register for the April 11th SJV Weed Science Extension Day at the Westside Research and Extension Center in Five Points (17353 West Oakland Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624). The meeting at the Westside Center will focus on agronomic crops, ROWs, and tree and vine systems.

General situation After a dry and warmer weekend, the weather will return to a cooler, unsettled pattern next week, with temperatures in the mid 60's to low 70's and significant chance of further rain showers on several days.

New Series of Nitrogen Management Advice Available (Cal Ag Today) March 28 California growers can download a new series of publications summarizing efficient nitrogen management practices from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Is it Friday yet? I've been asking that since Monday. Each day I am further behind and increasingly tired. I'm not sure Friday can fix all of that. Tuesday was a long day at the Capitol. Overall, our visits went well. The stars of our team were the two 4-H'ers from El Dorado County.