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The 2nd edition of the Avocado Problem Solver Field Guide is OUT NOW! It contains 14 new disorders (including six spotted mite, panicle dieback and tree lodging), it updates and expands the information provided in the original edition, includes three new beneficial insects and three new exotic pests...

For years, I thought I was seeing fountain grass, an invasive grass that is found in all kinds of wild and disturbed settings.

Soil Biodiversity in California Agriculture: Framework and Indicators for Soil Health Assessment Prepared by: California Department of Food and Agriculture Below Ground Biodiversity Advisory Committee Soil health depends on soil biodiversity.

With all the rain last year, even extending into August and now with the rains since December there is a lot of natural ground cover growing, When it gets out of hand, we call it weedy.

Jules Bernstein - UC Riverside, Senior Public Information Officer Plant materials that would otherwise become trash may be the key to solving two big problems: diminishing freshwater supplies for farms and diminishing effectiveness of antibiotics.