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A Florida Avocado Grower Letter

October 29, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Laurel Wilt Disease has been on the radar since 2002 when it became apparent that trees related to avocado were dying in the Georgia area. The Lauraceae family comprises a major portion of the evergreen tree species in the southeast. It's a fungal disease spread by the red bay ambrosia beetle.
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Read All About Citrus Diseases

October 29, 2019
By Ben A Faber
For Those who could not be there Joint Conference of the IOCV XXI and IRCHLB VI Abstracts NOW Available Online Abstracts presented at the Joint 21st Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists (IOCV) and the 6th International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (IRCHLB), in R...
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Make Water Work for Your Farm

October 28, 2019
By Ben A Faber
SWEEP Grant Opportunity Workshop November 4, 2019 Ventura, CA Co-sponsored by University of California Cooperative Extension Ventura County Farm Bureau Why: Apply for CDFA funding- State Water efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP).
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An Apple and An Avocado Both Start With

October 25, 2019
By Ben A Faber
We know neither a lemon or an avocado is a cherry or an apple and a lemon is not an avocado, but fruit trees have lots of things in common: basic physiology. This distinguishes them from annual plants.
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