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ACP Training - English and Spanish

August 20, 2024
By Ben A Faber
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program is hosting free training workshops for field crew supervisors and farm labor contractors in Riverside and Ventura counties this month.
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Avocado Great Has Passed - Bob Bergh

August 14, 2024
By Ben A Faber
It is unfortunate that we allow the passing of individuals without recognizing their contributions. B. O. Bergh was an important part of the avocado industry and his passing should surely be noted.
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Black Streak can occur on trunks oro branches as small, scattered cankers. The name cones from the balckening that occurs around the infected area.

Avocado Cankers

August 12, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Avocado Trunk Cankers This has been a low rainfall year, and often with the low rainfall, cankers will seem to suddenly appear on the woody parts of the tree. There are a number of causes for the white exudate from cankers on the trunk and limbs of avocado.
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New UC Report on Water

August 9, 2024
By Ben A Faber
University of California report details farming's needs for climate resilience University of California - Riverside California should take urgent and bold measures to adapt its $59 billion agriculture sector to climate change as the amount of water available for crops declines, according to a collab...
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