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ANR in the news December 1-16

December 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
After the Camp Fire, many landowners want to fight fire with fire (Chico ER) Camille Von Kaenel, Dec. 16 Private landowners and managers throughout Northern California are increasingly interested in fighting fire with fire.
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Weed Control Studies in Leeks

December 4, 2019
By Richard F Smith
Leeks were grown on 589 acres in Monterey County in 2018 and were worth $10.8 million. Depending on the planting date, they can be in the field for 120 or more days, particularly if they are over wintered.
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Photo 2. Leaf bending caused by Caparol and Lorox
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Weed control studies in leeks

December 3, 2019
By Richard F Smith
Leeks were grown on 589 acres in Monterey County in 2018 and were worth $10.8 million. Depending on the planting date, they can be in the field for 120 or more days, particularly if they are over wintered.
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A nest of Bombus vosnesenkii in May 2015 at the Loma Vista Farm, Vallejo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Ever Seen a Bumble Bee Nest?

November 25, 2019
Ever seen a bumble bee nest? We remember when insect enthusiast Rita LeRoy of the Loma Vista Farm, part of the Vallejo City Unified School District, found the nest of the yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenkii, in May of 2015.
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Tomorrow will be a better day yet!

November 12, 2019
The meeting over the long weekend in San Diego is rarely my favorite meeting, but I managed to leave with some reading. I need to become more of a reader if I am to keep up with it. A manuscript I hope to read talks about the changing role of higher education dealing with wicked problems.
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ANR in the news October 16-31

November 1, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Strategies for Increasing Ranch Income (AgNetWest) Brian German, Oct. 31 There are multiple approaches that producers can take to help increase ranch income that ranges from improving traditional avenues of revenue to taking a more unconventional approach to the diversification of income.
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