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ACP/HLB Management Survey

January 1, 2021

By Ben A Faber

Researchers from Sacramento State and the University of California, Riverside are requesting input from citrus industry members to help examine the economics of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and huanglongbing (HLB) management in California citrus groves.

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Can't See the Forest for the Weeds?

December 30, 2020

By Ben A Faber

"A Virtual Conference to Discuss Real-World Weeds". That's a great tag-line for the California Weed Science Society conference and a sign of the times.

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HLB Update

December 28, 2020

By Ben A Faber

As of December 4, a total of 2,196 residential trees and 321 ACP have tested positive via PCR for the bacterium that causes HLB. See the latest HLB map and table for details: maps.cdfa.ca.gov/WeeklyACPMaps/HLBWeb/HLB_Treatments.pdf.

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Another Type of Farming

December 23, 2020

By Ben A Faber

Agritourism Intensive 2021; Virtual class starts soon in SLO County University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP) and UC Cooperative Extension have partnered with SLO Farm Bureau, FARMstead ED, SLO Farm Trail, Visit SLO CAL, Paso Robles Wine Country Allia...

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Water Monitoring Orchard Rover

December 21, 2020

By Ben A Faber

HollyOber. UC Riverside News, holly.ober@ucr.edu https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2020/11/19/robot-tells-growers-when-water-crops-way Every backyard gardener knows how hard it can be to tell when to water the plants.

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