Topics in Subtropics

Topics in Subtropics Blog

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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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Where to Look for Spotted Lantern Fly. Really a Planthopper

October 25, 2019

By Ben A Faber

US Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service IMAGE: This is a map of possible establishment of Spotted Lanternfly in the US.

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These things pop up in the avocado orchard

October 23, 2019

By Ben A Faber

Boom, just when you think everything is going fine, you run across a reminder that there are little things going on in the orchard that are out of our control.

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California Agriculture - A Great Resource

October 21, 2019

By Ben A Faber

It was recently pointed out to me that the University of California's online journal is available to all and indexed for searching topics going back to 1946. This is a phenomenal resource, but for some reason when doing a Google search, articles wont often turn up.

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