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October 15, 2014
Central Valley Nematodes Cause $1.5 of Crop Damage Each Year
Root-knot Nematode Lowers Vegetable Crop Yields in the Central Valley By Kyle Buchoff, California Ag Today Reporter Nematodes...
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October 15, 2014
UC Davis Professor Suggests Update to Agricultural Cooperative Extension
There is a Growing Network of New Technology to Update Cooperative Extension and Help California's Farmers By Diane Nelson, Senior Writer, UC...
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October 3, 2014
IR-4 on Process and Trends of Biopesticides
Michael Braverman manages biopesticides for Rutgers University’s IR-4 Project in Princeton, New Jersey. The IR- 4 Project helps with research...
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September 29, 2014
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Covers Tulare County Completely
UPDATE: The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) Quarantine covers Tulare County, in its entirety, following the detection of two psyllids in the City...
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September 27, 2014
Plant Scientist Urges Proactive Palmer Amaranth Prevention
By Colby Tibbet, Cal Ag Today reporter Palmer amaranth, aka Amaranthus palmeri S. watson or carelessweed, is an annual herb...
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September 24, 2014
Record Walnut Crop Harvest
By Colby Tibbet, California Ag Today Reporter With a predicted record 545,000 tons to be harvested, the walnut industry is...
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September 24, 2014
Biopesticides Play a Bigger Role in Pest and Disease Control
By Colby Tibbet, California Ag Today Reporter
Pam Marrone, founder and CEO of Davis-based Marrone Bio Innovations, says biopesticides, a...
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September 23, 2014
Bayer CropScience Offers Biologic ‘Serenade’ to Fight Pests
Serenade Offers Big Dividends to Growers Fighting Pests By Kyle Buchoff, CaliforniaAgToday Reporter In this new frontier of pest and...
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September 18, 2014
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
An additional portion of Kern County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection...
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