Topics in Subtropics

Topics in Subtropics Blog

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A Wonderful Teacher Passes

October 9, 2024

By Ben A Faber

There are all kinds of expressions: We stand on the shoulders who have come before us. No One is an Island. We learn from those around us. I made that last one up, but it really is true. And it's true in Cooperative Extension.

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Irrigation Workshop Ventura Oct 16

October 7, 2024

By Ben A Faber

Avocado Irrigation Workshop October 16 (Wednesday), 2024 2:00 5:00 P.M. UC Cooperative Extension Ventura County (California Room) 669 County Square Dr, Ventura, CA 93003 Workshop registration link: Registration 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

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Bee Hotels and Bee Gardens - the Difference

October 4, 2024

Bee Hotels and Gardens Applications and Limitations The model of a Bee Hotel' has been a useful tool for surveying insects in research studies for decades.

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Learning from the Rain

October 2, 2024

By Ben A Faber

Rain is wonderful stuff. If it comes and washes the accumulated salts of the last several years out of the root zones of citrus and avocado, that's a good thing.

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Soil Moisture Sensor Selection

September 27, 2024

Soil moisture sensor selection. An extensive range of soil moisture sensors/probes have already been commercialized and are available to use in avocado and other orchards.

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