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Water Quality and Southern California Agriculture

March 28, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Assessing water quality for Southern California agriculture typically revolves around the total salinity of the water, its total dissolved solids (TDS), and the toxic ions boron, sodium and chloride.
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Water Quality Terminology

March 26, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Along with drought there are also concerns about water quality which has all kinds of weird units that area actually convertible. Here's a little guide for the principle water quality components and their conversions.
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Dothiorella Leaf Blight Goes to More than just Avocado

March 24, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Dothiorella leaf blight which is really a whole range of fungi that cause leaf diseases, along with cankers and wilts goes to many different host plants from citrus to Brazlian pepper to ash to redwood to palm to pittosporum to eucalyptus to pine.
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Annual Cherimoya Meeting

March 21, 2014
By Ben A Faber
California Cherimoya Association Annual Meeting 10 AM, Sunday, April 13, 2014 The Annual Meeting will be held at Hanson Agricultural Center (formerly Faulkner Farms) on the corner of Briggs Rd. and Telephone Rd. in Santa Paula. (14292 W. Telegraph Rd., Santa Paula.
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