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SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting

December 10, 2018
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).
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SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting

December 10, 2018
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).
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SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting

December 10, 2018
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206). Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.
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Harvesting water hyacinth
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Costs to manage invasive aquatic weeds in the Delta

December 6, 2018
Attached is a presentation on the economics of controlling invasive aquatic weeds in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This was presented by Karen Jetter at the Delta Region Areawide Aquatic Weeds Program (DRAAWP) stakeholders meeting in October 2018.
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Poor control of Palmer amaranth can result in a significant infestation late in the season and crop failure. Photos by the late Dr. Ted Webster, Research Agronomist with USDA-ARS.
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Field scouting guide: Palmer amaranth

December 4, 2018
From Growing Produce by Karli Petrovic | November 27, 2018 https://www.growingproduce.com/vegetables/field-scouting-guide-palmer-amaranth/ This month's field scouting guide concentrates on Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson (Palmer amaranth).
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2017-18 Delta wheat and triticale variety trial field meeting.
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2017-18 Small Grains Variety Trial Results

November 2, 2018
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles, Mark E Lundy
For the last two years, we have trialed wheat and triticale varieties in the Delta, and we thank the folks on Staten Island for hosting the trial. The Delta location is one in a statewide network of UCCE small grains variety trials.
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October 2018 News Clips (10/16 - 10/31)

November 1, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Researchers studying cover crops near almond orchards (Western Farm Press) Tim Hearden, Oct. 31 University of California Cooperative Extension researchers have started field trials to analyze the benefits and trade-off of planting cover crops near or within almond production systems.
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Michael Jones
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Names in the News

November 1, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Jones named UCCE forestry advisor Michael Jones joined UCCE on Oct. 1, 2018, as the area forestry advisor in Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma counties. He specializes in forest entomology with a focus on forest health and integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests.
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