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2019 Ventura County Fair Market Junior Market Show

June 10th, 2020
2019 Junior Market Show Ventura County Fair Congrats to our 4-H'ers! Division 933: Jr. 4-H Market Steer Class 1 Market Steer 1000-1400 lbs. Isabella Jimenez 1 Ojai Juan F. Jimenez 2 Somis Pablo Ponce 3 Oak View Class 2 Market Steer 1000-1400 lbs.
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Late May (post 3)

May 26th, 2020
General situation: Things have warmed up recently. Our reference weather station for Merced is running about a week ahead of the last of year and a whole 12 days ahead of the 30-year average for heat accumulation, so far this season.
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Early May 2020 (post 2)

May 4th, 2020
General situation We are firmly into the 2020 season and the weather is starting to settle into its summer pattern. According to the data from our reference weather station Kings Co is running almost exactly on its 30 year average heat accumulation.
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Early May 2020 (post 2)

May 4th, 2020
General situation We are firmly into the 2020 season and the weather is starting to settle into its summer pattern. According to the data from our reference weather station the Merced area is running slightly ahead of the 30 year average.
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Early May 2020 (post 2)

May 4th, 2020
General situation We are firmly into the 2020 season and the weather is starting to settle into its summer pattern. According to the data from our reference weather station the Merced area is running slightly ahead of the 30 year average.
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We are here for you!

April 30th, 2020
By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo
During these unprecedented times of having to practice social distancing, the University of California Cooperative Extension's (UCCE) Climate Smart Agriculture -Community Education Specialists (CES) are still here to help you! We have continued to diligently provide technical assistance to farmers a...
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Figure 5. Leaf twisting and curling were just as prevalent in the 2nd planting.
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Residual Road Herbicide and Replanted Tomatoes

April 21st, 2020
By C Scott Stoddard
Last summer, I was called out to view what appeared to be a herbicide drift incidence in a commercial tomato field. The leaves of affected plants were distorted with cupping and twisting that is characteristic of the growth regulator herbicides such as 2,4-D and dicamba (Figure 1).
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