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Roof rats are causing damage in nut and tree fruit orchards.
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Roof rats unnerve farm workers, damage orchard crops

March 9th, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Monitor for rodent activity and use bait stations before the growing season to prevent problems, UC ANR scientists recommend. Roof rats are running rampant in California orchards this year, according to UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists.
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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 6th, 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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