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California agriculture saw significant gains in 2017, with the state's counties experiencing a 5.1% jump in total production value. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) says combined sales, excluding timber, totaled $59.57 billion.

We recently had a series of workshops on Avocado Root Rot and how to manage it. A common question was how to figure out whether the tree was diseased or just stressed from lack of water or from an accumulation of salts that is also a reflection of how water is being managed.

CONTACT: Anita Brown (530) 792-5644 Assistance Available for California Producers to Aid Declining Monarch Butterfly USDA Helps Producers Manage for Habitat, Improve Ag Operations DAVIS, Calif., Jan.

Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic, unsegmented roundworms that live in soil and plant tissues and feed on plant roots. The predominant species parasitic on citrus in California is the citrus nematode. This nematode is reported to be present in most citrus orchards and in all soil types.

Conference and Trade Show on Biologicals MARCH 5, 2019 Register by 28 February, 2019 at http://ucanr.edu/AIC2019 5.5 CCACEUs have been approved and 3.