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Vertebrate Pest Control Workshop

August 17, 2021
By Ben A Faber
The Vertebrate Pest Council hosted a series of seminars this spring that provided updates and information on managing vertebrate pests. The series was popular, and several individuals who were not able to attend requested that we provide this content a second time.
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Heat and Light in Avocados? And?

August 6, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Manipulating the Avocado & its Environment for Optimum Temperature & Light California Avocado Society, California Avocado Commission & UC Cooperative Extension AVOCADO GROWER WEBINAR Tuesday, Aug. 17 9-11 a.m. Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.
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HLB Spreads in San Diego

August 6, 2021
By Ben A Faber
** HLB Update ** for San Diego County Citrus Growers and Affiliates The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed the first detection of Huanglongbing (HLB) in San Diego County.
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Weather Resources

August 3, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Thinking about the weather and what others are thinking about it. Here's some websites that have caught my eye. Check them out, starting with the Alerts. Alerts https://www.readyventuracounty.org/vc-alert/ https://twitter.com/NWSLosAngeles https://www.readyventuracounty.
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Avocados and Cover Crops

July 30, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Alli Rowe-Fish and Ben Faber Cover crops offer an important opportunity to build soil health in avocado orchards. A cover crop is a crop seeded or encouraged as natural plant cover as an investment in soil fertility and not as a cash crop.
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