Topics in Subtropics

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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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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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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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Alcohol Loving Ambrosia Beetles

October 2, 2019

By Ben A Faber

Ambrosia beetles, which are a large group of several thousand species worldwide, belong to the bark beetles. All species are characterized by the ability to cultivate fungi.

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Giant Tumbleweeds Eat Victorville

September 30, 2019

By Ben A Faber

A new species of gigantic tumbleweed once predicted to go extinct is not only here to stay -- it's likely to expand its territory. The species, Salsola ryanii, is significantly larger than either of its parent plants, which can grow up to 6 feet tall.

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