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Managing Fertigation Videos

September 11, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Informational Videos Covering Fertilizer Application through Irrigation Water Now Available in English and Spanish Nicole Nunes FREP Grant Program Through a grant from the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP), Cal Poly's Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) has developed a seri...
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Fig Wax Scale Alert

September 8, 2024
F\ig Wax Scale has recently been detected in the environment in the San Diego County. This insect is commonly intercepted at ports of entry, especially on shipments of palms, but has not previously established a reproductive population in California to our knowledge.
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California Citrus

September 6, 2024
By Ben A Faber
2024 California Citrus Acreage Report The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage survey of California citrus growers as funding is available.
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Avocado Sunblotch Workshop - Oxnard, Sept 20

September 5, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Avocado Sunblotch Viroid (ASBVd) Unlock the Secrets to Healthy Avocados: Learn about Avocado Sunblotch Viroid Presentations: Andrew Geering: Prevention, surveillance and control of avocado sunblotch in Australia Fatemeh Khodadadi: Understanding ASBVd: from discovery to diagnostic hurdles Peggy Mauk:...
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Avocado Healthy Soils Webinar

September 4, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Avocado Caf September 12, 2024 8:00 10:00 AM PST Healthy soils for productive and resilient farms: the untapped potential under our feet Joint presentation by Dr. Amlie Gaudin Associate Professor and Endowed Chair in Agroecology Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis Dr.
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