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Ants Are Good?

September 18, 2019
By Ben A Faber
How ants can be good in ag production systems By: Madison Sankovitz, UCR Entomology, Ph.D. Candidate, Purcell Lab, UC Riverside Ants are often underappreciated in the United States for their natural benefits to agriculture.
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citrus cornucopia

Lindcove Citrus Gala

September 17, 2019
By Ben A Faber
During the Lindcove Citrus Gala we will announce and launch our fundraising campaign Sweetening the Future of Citrus at Lindcove. This campaign features a vision to enhance the center's ability to serve the citrus industry and the community through improved facilities and programs.
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Tough Times for Loquats?

September 16, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Loquat is an evergreen tree with delicious fruit. Too bad some varieties have big seeds, but in some countries like Spain and China they are a big deal. At one point, Orange County had 500 acres of trees Big Jim', Gold Nugget', Victory', Mammoth'..
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Avocados & Other Trees Blog

September 12, 2019
By Ben A Faber
It's so nice to be able to find a way to rapidly answer homeowner questions. Once one questions has been addressed, invariably another one pops up. There are mysteries to plants and they can go on and on forever.
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Limoneira map

What We Know About Lemons Workshop

September 12, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Lemon Scions and Lemon Rootstocks Workshop & Field Tour October 17, 2019 8:00am-12:00 PM Visitors Center, Limoneira Co., 1141 Cummings Rd, Santa Paula, CA 93060 View map/directions here Contact: Ben Faber, 805-645-1462, bafaber@ucanr.
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