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Respirator Use from Ag Experts and CEUs

November 29, 2018
By Ben A Faber
View Complete Calendar | Return to What Are the Ag Experts Talking About? Date: December 12, 2018 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.edu/survey/survey.
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Not Just Navels Split

November 27, 2018
By Ben A Faber
It has been a struggle to get through these hot times and now it's getting cooler, it's even rained, and suddenly that beautiful citrus that has just broken color and is an orange globe splits.
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Fruit Tree Training by the Best

November 26, 2018
By Ben A Faber
So an avocado is not an almond. But it they are both trees that are manipulated for production. And many of the principles can be transferred. Some can't. But this is a great opportunity to learn some basic ideas about how to grow tree crops.
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Fire Information for Avocado and Citrus Growers

November 19, 2018
By Ben A Faber
The following is a compendium of blogs for growers that arose out of the recent fire damage in the Santa Barbara/Ventura area: https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=26670 https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=28711 https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.
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Fire Information for Hill and Woolsey Fire-Affected Growers

November 17, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Tree and Vine Loss Calculators Spread sheets to help you calculate loss Calculate Cost of Fire Damage to Avocado and Citrus Trees Information from Ben Faber, Soils and Water, Avocado and Minor Subtropicals Advisor Living with Fire Information on how to care for fire damaged trees from Ben Faber, Soi...
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