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Bakersfield is a Solar Gold Mine For Home Owners
This time of year in Bakersfield, it’s easy to have a chip on your shoulder while trying to avoid the blazing sun day after day, month after month.   Not me, every day the sun shines, I’m actually being paid by our...
Posted by LovinBakersfield - Tue Jun 24, 2008 14:37:39 PDT
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AgJOBS bill
Illegal immigration has been an ongoing social issue in the United States for hundreds of years.  Immigrants have faced discrimination, have been forced into assimilation, and have been denied access to social services. They have...
Posted by Moniquita - Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:33:13 PST
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Soil Biology 101
Soil biology is the study of life in soil.  Yes, soil is alive.  Just like you care for and protect the crops you grow to get the most out of it, you must also nurture and protect your soil to get the most from it. ...
Posted by Sharon123 - Wed Jan 2, 2008 17:27:17 PST
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W. Murcott Mandarin May Need More Babying Than Navel Orange
The mandarin variety ‘W. Murcott’ (also known as ‘Afourer’) is relatively new to San Joaquin Valley citriculture.  In fact, other than a relatively long history of growing the Satsuma mandarin, most...
Posted by Sharon123 - Wed Jan 2, 2008 17:05:35 PST
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Cypress Tree Problems
Several cypress tree species are frequent in Kern County landscapes and windbreaks.  In recent years significant numbers of cypress appear to be declining, which is likely due to the inherent adaptability of these trees to the local...
Posted by Sharon123 - Mon Dec 10, 2007 14:08:14 PST
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2008 San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium
The San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium will be held at the C.P.D.E.S. Hall, 172 W. Jefferson Avenue, Easton, California on Wednesday, January 9, 2008.  This year’s meeting, presented by the University of California Cooperative...
Posted by Sharon123 - Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:54:03 PST
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Growing Pistachio Trees
No scientific trials have been conducted to give the pistachio growers guidance on the best way to prune pistachio trees.  So what is a pistachio grower to do? Observation made in some older orchards on the west side of the San...
Posted by Sharon123 - Wed Nov 7, 2007 08:55:57 PST
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Off-Colored Vegetables Are Good For You - No Joke
Most Kern County residents know that Kern County is a major almond, table grape, and cotton growing region.  But are they aware that this is also a major carrot and potato production region?  In the 1950s and 60s Kern was...
Posted by farmadvisors - Wed Oct 17, 2007 15:17:26 PDT
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Utilizing Recent Irrigation Research Requires Measuring Plant Water Status with a Pressure Chamber
The pressure chamber, also known as the pressure bomb, is a device equipped with a small gas cylinder, high pressure gauge, and a thick-walled metal chamber with a top in which a plant leaf petiole can be sealed.  The amount of...
Posted by farmadvisors - Fri Sep 28, 2007 16:28:32 PDT
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Preventative Measures Go a Long Way When Managing Sugar-Feeding Ants
Of all the household pests found in the San Joaquin Valley, Argentine ants can be one of the peskiest.  Like something out of a science fiction novel, these ants go far beyond their proverbial status as picnic pests, and show no...
Posted by farmadvisors - Thu Sep 27, 2007 09:07:58 PDT
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Wasco FFA seeks former leaders for event
The Wasco High School Agriculture Department and FFA was formed in 1931 with Mr. J. L. Fiddler as the instructor/advisor.  The program had 13 students at the time.  Through the past 75 years, Wasco FFA has enjoyed countless...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:52:31 PDT
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