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Continuing Eduction Credit in Spray Technology

April 7, 2015
By Ben A Faber
This is a course that was developed for vineyards but it works for any crop. http://www.vineyardteam.org/resources/onlinecontinuingeducation.php Online Courses are now available for obtaining continuing education (CE) credits approved by the Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR).
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A New Threat to California Agriculture - Sri Lankan Weevil?

April 7, 2015
By Ben A Faber
Just so we don't forget, but there are a lot more threats to California than ACP and PSHB. There's a lot more where they came from. Here's one that has landed in Florida that could easily with the shipment of infested plants arrive in California.
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A Weird Year

April 1, 2015
By Ben A Faber
It never got very cold this winter in spite of the freeze we had at the turn of the new year. Insects that are normally knocked back by cold weather such as scales and the formidable Asian Citrus Psyllid continued on very well, thank you.
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Water Terminology

March 30, 2015
By Ben A Faber
I was just speaking to a group of Certified Crop Advisors and there was some confusion about the units used by different labs to report their results, so I put together this sheet to help understand the relationship between the different terms.
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Potted Blueberries

March 27, 2015
By Ben A Faber
toGrowing blueberries in a pot is not such a whacky idea. Along the coast, they never get as big as the Central Valley or other places where they are grown. That's because they are in almost continuous flower and fruit production.
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