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What's that Weed? And What Does Herbicide Damage Look Like?

March 19, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Plant-out-of-place photo galleries: http://wric.ucdavis.edu/photo_gallery/photo_gallery.htm http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/weeds_intro.html Horseweed - Conyza canadensis Herbicide treatment table for citrus: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r107700411.
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Roof Rats, O MY!!

March 16, 2018
Roof rats are running rampant in California orchards this year, according to UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists.
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Earthworm Problems?

March 14, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Earthworms are commonly associated with healthy soils and in many cases they are good indicators. See a previous blog: http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=23945 In a recent blog, Michigan State University is telling a different story: http://msue.anr.msu.
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The Measure of Citrus

March 12, 2018
By Ben A Faber
So, I got the question of what a carton of Meyer' lemons weighs Because different types of fruit are different sized, but usually the container in which it is sold stays the same, the product is going to have a different weight for the same volume.
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