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Mulch Guidelines

October 14, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Mulches are materials that are applied to the soil surface, but not tilled, mixed, or combined with underlying soil. Landscape mulches are typically plant residues (organic mulches) or rock, sand, and stone (inorganic mulches).
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hlb culture lab

Citrus Thrives in Washington State?

October 11, 2019
By Ben A Faber
By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture https://news.wsu.edu/2019/09/11/researchers-grow-citrus-disease-bacteria-lab/ PULLMAN, Wash.
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pablo with the award

Local Hero Makes a Better World

October 9, 2019
By Ben A Faber
The California Avocado Society held its 104th Annual Meeting recently and acknowledged an individual's contributions to the avocado industry with its Oliver Atkins Award.
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date pollination

Make a Date and Dont be Late

October 7, 2019
By Ben A Faber
2019 Date Palm Field Day November 21, 2019 8:30 - 2:15 PM Coachella Valley Agricultural Research Station 86501 72nd Ave, Thermal, CA 92274 Fee: $25, lunch included Agenda 8:00am Registration for CE units, coffee, pastries 8:30am- Welcome- Sonia Rios, UCCE Riverside 8:45am- Tom Perring, UC Riverside...
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citrus cornucopia

Florida Orange Production UP!!!

October 3, 2019
By Ben A Faber
The USDA has summarized the US citrus crop for 2018-19 and it is up for both California and Florida, with CA accounting for 51% of US production! But the Florida orange crop is up from last year.
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