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Frost damage to alfalfa, Yolo Co, 2018
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Alfalfa Crop Surviving Frosts in the Central Valley

March 8, 2018
By Rachael Long
Put on that jacket! This winter has been cold and dry, and many of our crops have felt it, including almonds, but also alfalfa! Fortunately, alfalfa has a high degree of tolerance but yields can also be reduced due to frost. Frost Damage.
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Garbanzo beans mature in June and are harvested in July.
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UC estimates costs and returns for growing garbanzo beans

March 6, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' Agricultural Issues Center has released two new studies on the estimated costs and returns of producing garbanzo beans, also known as chick peas, in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys.
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Lots of events in March

March 5, 2018
By Margaret G Lloyd
Check out the calendar to see what's happening in March in Yolo/Solano/Sacramento Counties. Insectary Cover Crop Field Day Guild Raising Barn Owls and Bats and their Benefits Farm Finance Expo http://ccsmallfarms.ucanr.
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Reminder: Grower Meeting this Wednesday, February 21st

February 19, 2018
Rotational Crop Grower Meeting Wednesday, February 21st, 2018, 8 a.m. - Noon Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood Street, Woodland 7:45 a.m. Registration, Coffee, and Donuts 8:00 a.m. Announcements 8:10 a.m. Laws and Regulations Update Jenni King, Yolo County Ag Commissioner's Office/ 0.5 DPR Hours Laws 0.
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Monthly news round up: January 2018

January 31, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Woodland as ag hub topic of forum (Woodland Daily Democrat) Jenice Tupolo, Jan. 30 Developing Woodland as an agricultural center is becoming more of a reality, even as local organizations worked together in creating a forum focused on agricultural innovation in Yolo County. ...
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Tyler Ash and Rachael Long enlightened EcoFarm attendees on UC ANR research and outreach.
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UC ANR meets new stakeholders at EcoFarm conference

January 29, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Farmers, financiers, people from government agencies and nonprofit organizations who work with UC Cooperative Extension advisors, as well as beginning farmers seeking to contact their local UCCE advisors visited the UC ANR exhibit at the EcoFarm Conference Jan.
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