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You can subscribe to this  blog with multiple entries per week reflecting what's happening with subtropical crops and upcoming educational events.  Just click on the "Subscribe" button just to the right of this paragraph.  There's also our seasonal quarterly Topics in Subtropics newsletter found at our Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Riverside, San Diego, Tulare and Kern Counties Cooperative Extension websites.
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CA Avocado Acreage

September 23, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Each year the California Avocado Commission partners with Land IQ to produce a Statewide Avocado Acreage and Condition Analysis report utilizing digital satellite imagery, aerial photography and analytical tools to survey California avocado groves.
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Calibrating an Airblast Sprayer

September 20, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Get an airblast sprayer in the right condition so it can do its job right. Read a summary of calibrating an airblast sprayer https://www.sacvalleyorchards.com/almonds/foliar-diseases/pre-season-airblast-sprayer-calibration/ Using a calibration guide https://ccag-eh.ucanr.edu/files/241473.
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Avocado Lace Bug Spreads

September 17, 2024
By Ben A Faber
There has been a recent expansion of Avocado Lace Bug into parts of the Carpinteria area. It was more or less located in the San Diego coastal area. It spreads mainly with people....... Read about it at the UC-IPM website and the observations of Mark Hoddle, IPM Specialist at UC Riverside.
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Avocado Irrigation Workshop - Oct 16, Ventura

September 16, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Avocado Irrigation Workshop 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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