Topics in Subtropics

Topics in Subtropics Blog

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Which Way World Avocados?

October 4, 2018

By Ben A Faber

One avocado tree, wholesale, recently sold for $92 in South Africa with 250 trees in a bunch costing about $23,000.

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The Thomas Fire and July Heat Wave of 2018

October 2, 2018

By Ben A Faber

Tree crops growers ranging from citrus to avocado to cherimoya and other exotic fruit tree crops were hit be the fires of December 2018. Many trees were damaged by fire, but many more trees were affected by the heat generated by the fire and to a certain extent the gasses produced by the fire.

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Ag-Field Supervisor Courses in Spanish

October 2, 2018

By Ben A Faber

Applications are now being accepted for Ventura College's Agriculture Supervisor Development Program.

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Asian Citrus Psyllid in Santa Barbara and Citrus Conference

October 1, 2018

By Ben A Faber

This is a friendly reminder that the Fall ACP Area Wide Management treatment windows for Santa Barbara County are currently under way -- schedule provided below.

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Increasing Avocado Pollinators?

October 1, 2018

By Ben A Faber

Avocado is a neotropic tree which has been commercialized world-wide, yet it's native pollinators have been little studied. The most frequently studied pollinator has been the old-world insect, Apis mellifera.

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