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CA Avocado Acreage Expands

August 6, 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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Ag Labor Workshops for Employers and Supervisors

August 5, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Ag Labor Management Education Program: General Descriptions and Dates Ag employers and their supervisory staff must remain informed of new labor laws and regulatory requirements to protect workers, their operations and their assets.
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Free Ant Workshop - Come Marching In

August 1, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Registration Deadline is August 19 Schedule Speakers Topics & Itinerary 8:00 AM 8:15 AM Arrival / Set-Up 8:30 AM 9:00 AM Registration & Coffee/Snacks 9:00 AM 9:05 AM Dong-Hwan Choe Brief introduction 9:05 AM 9:50 AM Robert Budd Pesticides in surface water 9:50 AM 10:20 AM Michael ?
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The Twisitng Turns of HLB and ACP

August 1, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Greening Bacterium Causes Changes in Psyllids Recent studies, including a partnership project between Fundecitrus and the University of California, revealed that the citrus greening bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus causes physiological changes in psyllids, posing additional challenges to...
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Not All Fruit Flies Are Alike

July 30, 2024
By Ben A Faber
On July 30th the Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) quarantine was lifted in Ventura County. Qfly is part of the Tephritidae family of flies. The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae.
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