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fuller rose beetle

Ag Expert on Fuller Rose Beetle and CEUs

December 12, 2018
By Ben A Faber
View Complete Calendar | Return to What Are the UC Ag Experts Talking About? Date: January 23, 2019 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Contact: Petr Kosina pkosina@ucanr.edu Sponsor: UC Ag Experts Talk Location: Webinar Register in advance for webinar at: https://ucanr.zoom.
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Ground Squirrels Thrive Year-Round in Avocado Orchards

December 10, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Ground squirrels eat a variety of fresh greens as well as seeds and dried nuts. In spring, ground squirrels prefer greens over seeds and nuts. Once the natural grasses begin to dry and wither, squirrels will actively forage for seeds.
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irrigATING CITRUS

Get that Tubing Right

December 7, 2018
While conducting surveys across Merced County, I have noticed diverse ways growers secure the ends of irrigation tubing. Many are attached using some type of stake made of wood or PVC in which the tubing is tied. Other orchards have the lines wrapped around a tree and used as an anchor for the line.
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Citrus Forum

December 5, 2018
The University of California Cooperative Extension office in Tulare County, is launching a new website to facilitate exchange of information among individuals involved in citrus production in California, from growers to academics. http://cacitrusnetwork.
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