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Water and Nutrient Program for Growers

October 16, 2020
By Ben A Faber
INTERACTIVE IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE THE LEACHING OF NITROGEN IIMRLN PROGRAM The program purpose is to reduce the amount of nitrogen leached from farms with the goal of enhancing surface and groundwater quality Participants will be selected based on: potential for nitrogen leaching and proxi...
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The Mexican Date Industry

October 14, 2020
Subtropics Snapshot: The Mexican Date Industry No Ortiz-Uribe1, Ricardo Salomn-Torres1, Robert Krueger2 1Universidad Estatal de Sonora; 2USDA-ARS, Riverside, CA The crop practices used in commercial date production in Mexico are mostly the same as those used in the United States, since the main grow...
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Annual Avocado Meeting

October 12, 2020
By Ben A Faber
California Avocado Society's 2020 Annual Meeting Co-Sponsored by UCCE and CA Avocado Commission The 105th Annual Meeting will be Online October 21, 2020 (Wednesday) Starting at 9 AM Speakers and Topics Dr.
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On-Farm Research

October 12, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Evaluating claims of new products that could potentially improve yield and tree health is a daunting task.
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Know Your Biostimulants

October 9, 2020
By Ben A Faber
UCCE-UC IPM Biologics Educational Webinar Series Free Events Register here Nov 10 So many products, so much confusion Effective use of biostimulants in agriculture Patrick Brown, Plant Sciences, UC Davis 3 - 4:15, 1 CCA CEU Nov 18 Biological plant growth regulators: Experience, facts and future Mi...
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