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Curso En Línea De UC IPM Sobre Equipo De Protección Personal

November 19, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Vstase Bien Para El Trabajo: Consulte El Nuevo Curso En Lnea De UC IPM Sobre Equipo De Proteccin Personal Autors: Cheryl Reynolds y Petr Kosina Si manipulas pesticidas como parte de tu trabajo, lo ms probable es que usas algn tipo de equipo de proteccin personal (PPE).
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Taste the Citrus

November 16, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Friday, Dec 10, is for Growers. Saturday, Dec 11, is for everyone who loves citrus and wants to taste the differences.
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Steps Closer to Controlling HLB

November 10, 2021
By Ben A Faber
by koestoyo University of Florida researchers publish award-winning findings on orange grove design to produce fruit under HLB FORT PIERCE, Fla. The American Society for Horticultural Science will honor University of Florida scientists for new guidelines citrus growers may apply to their operations.
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Using Native Plants as Cover Crops

November 8, 2021
In late February, in an almond orchard in the Sacramento Valley, the fall-planted cover crop mix of grasses, brassicas and legumes had barely produced a green fuzz above the soil surface, and it was unclear when it would bloom.
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