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Avocado and Citrus Breeding Programs

January 7, 2021

Authors: Kate Evans, Washington State University, and Michael Coe, Cedar Lakes Research Group, LLC This blog is based on researched published in Crop Science Journal (https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/csc2.

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Organics Still Gaining Ground in CA

January 6, 2021

Organic farming continues to expand in California and now includes more than 360 commodities, according to a new University of California report.

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Watch Avocado Grow

January 4, 2021

By Ben A Faber

Guacamole from Mexico Fuels Surge of Avocado Imports This new article from the Giannini Foundation looks at factors associated with recent rapid growth in demand for processed avocados, including adaptation and adoption of High-Pressure Processing (HPP) technology.

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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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