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U.S. demand for avocados has increased steadily over the past two decades: per capita consumption of avocados has tripled since 2001 to 8 pounds per person in 2018. Total U.S. production in 2018 was 364 million pounds, with California the major producer, accounting for 93 percent of U.S.

Assessing the Potential of Elderberry as a California Specialty Crop Can plants typically grown in hedgerows also be a source of income? That's the question guiding a UC study on the potential for farmers to grow elderberries as a commercial crop - https://elderberry.ucdavis.

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IMMOKALEE, Fla. University of Florida scientists are working toward establishing a new biological method that may help farmers control the insect that transmits the deadly greening disease into citrus trees.

This Webinar will be tomorrow, March 18, 2020 Tune In and Register below Giberellic Acid Use on Avocado to Improve Fruit Set Dr. Ben Faber will discuss plant growth regulators (PGRs), a powerful tool available for increasing fruit size and yield in an existing avocado orchard.