Topics in Subtropics

newsletter
Topics in Subtropics Blog
You can subscribe to this  blog with multiple entries per week reflecting what's happening with subtropical crops and upcoming educational events.  Just click on the "Subscribe" button just to the right of this paragraph.  There's also our seasonal quarterly Topics in Subtropics newsletter found at our Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Riverside, San Diego, Tulare and Kern Counties Cooperative Extension websites.
citrus cornucopia

Citrus? Water? How Do They Go Together?

March 8, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Advances in Citrus Water Use Workshop & Field Day Tuesday, March 26, 2019 8 Am - 3 PM Strathmore, CA Attend the Advances in Citrus Water Use Workshop & Field Day and join UC Davis Irrigation Specialist Daniele Zaccaria as well as other water experts and specialists from the University of California...
View Article
gopher meet

Whack a Mole and Other Topics

March 8, 2019
By Ben A Faber
The Vertebrate Pest Council is hosting a seminar series this year in conjunction with new partner Target Specialty Products.
View Article
laurel wilt stages (2)

Avocado and Laurel Wilt Webinar and CEUs

March 8, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Next up on Ag Experts Talking is Laurel Wilt Disease which is causing major damage in the native tree populations of the south east United States and the avocado groves in particular. Learn what is being done there and what the potential threat is to California avocados.
View Article
lemon valley nipples

Different Lemon Shape

March 6, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Sometimes we don't see things that are not uncommon, but suddenly catch our eye. A recent lemon harvest of a trial in the Central Valley turned up lots of fruit with enlarged nipples on the stylar end. These are from a 'Limoneira 8A' rootstock trial.
View Article
Subscribe