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Goodness Snakes Alive!

September 28, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Avocado orchards are prime environments for this to happen. For me, it's always startling and amazing to come across an animal that's not expected to be there, but really does belong there as much as I do.
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iron deficiency citrus

Leaf Analysis Time

September 24, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Fire damaged. Heat damaged trees. When they leaf out, these often are not the leaves that are intended for traditional leaf analysis at this time of year. This would be especially true if the trees had lost all of the fruit for this year and possibly the next due to weather damage.
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ACP Scouting and Monitoring Workshop for Growers in Riverside County

September 21, 2018
By Sonia I Rios
The University of California Cooperative Extension is hosting free workshops for citrus grove owners, managers and farmers. The workshop will provide an overview of proper Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) scouting techniques from University of California research entomologists Dr. Monique Rivera.
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Avocado Annual Meeting - October 4/5

September 21, 2018
By Ben A Faber
BIG Things are happening in the avocado world!!! Come find out at the Annual Avocado Meeting to be held in two weeks. Yes, it's coming up fast. And it's going to be in the Temecula area. New growers need to come to learn from the members what wonders are in store for them as growers.
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