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Ventura County 4-H'ers Take Avian Bowl State Title
The 2024 Avian Bowl 4-H State Qualifier Contest was held during the Greater Society of Poultry...
The Katydid Nymph Did
The katydid nymph did. It did appear in May. The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management...
A katydid nymph, its long threadlike antennae upright, descends a stem in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A katydid nymph, its long threadlike antennae upright, descends a stem in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) The katydid nymph lowers its antennae and proceeds along the stem. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The katydid nymph lowers its antennae and proceeds along the stem. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Antennae down, the katydid nymph continues its descent. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Ag Experts Talk: Lygus bugs in Strawberry
I've been invited to give a talk on lygus bug management in strawberry by the UC Ag Expert Talk series :
As all California strawberry growers, PCA's and farm managers know, lygus bugs are a serious pest of strawberry, and they cause big losses statewide. The webinar will cover the description and biology of lygus bugs and their relationship to strawberry, including the role of the surrounding environment on lygus bug severity. Biological control, pheromones, along with traditional management methods and advances in managing lygus will also be discussed. It's a full hour with time for questions and answers at the end.
Date and time: June 5 at 3 pm Pacific
CEU's have been applied for.
You have to register, and so follow the link here:
https://ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l174WSTYTmWOtmXfhiPWrw#/registration
Why California's Fruit Fly Invasion Is in a Crisis Mode
A noted authority on California's tropical fruit fly invasion says the state is in "crisis...
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Groundwater demand management subject of discussions June 17
Groundwater demand management in agricultural regions is the focus of a workshop that will be held June 17, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame.
Representatives of groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs), water districts, irrigation districts, government agencies, environmental justice organizations and the private sector and growers and researchers will discuss groundwater demand management from their own perspectives.
“Speakers will discuss policy development, stakeholder engagement and funding considerations for groundwater demand management,” said workshop co-organizer Isaya Kisekka, UC Davis professor of hydrology and agricultural water management and director of UC Davis Agricultural Water Center. “Participants also will discuss available tools and technologies for implementation and monitoring of groundwater demand management programs.”
The agenda is posted at https://ucanr.edu/sites/groundwaternitrate/files/398036.pdf.
Registration for the workshop is free. Register at Groundwater Demand Management Workshop Registration.
This is one of three free workshops – managing groundwater nitrate, groundwater demand and groundwater governance – being offered before the "Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture - Linking Science and Policy" conference June 17-20 https://ag-groundwater.org.