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You can subscribe to this  blog with multiple entries per week reflecting what's happening with subtropical crops and upcoming educational events.  Just click on the "Subscribe" button just to the right of this paragraph.  There's also our seasonal quarterly Topics in Subtropics newsletter found at our Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Riverside, San Diego, Tulare and Kern Counties Cooperative Extension websites.
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Avocado Laurel Wilt Meeting

May 31, 2023
By Ben A Faber
You are invited to Avocado Growers Workshop, Laurel Wilt-Ambrosia Beetles and Phytophthora Root Rot When: Jun 8, 2023 09:00 AM-12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) This is a hybrid meeting meaning, you can join us in-person at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC), 18905 SW 280...
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Know Your Weather

May 30, 2023
Free CalAgroClimate tool helps growers protect crops from frost and extreme heat California farmers can see how climatic conditions that may affect agriculture are changing in their regions by using CalAgroClimate so they can make strategic changes.
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Citrus Webinars

May 26, 2023
By Ben A Faber
The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is excited to announce the return of the 2023 Citrus Growers Educational Webinar Series. CRB will be holding four one-hour webinars scheduled for June 6, 13, 20, 27. Each webinar will highlight valuable research and practical discussions for growers.
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Fire and Dried Cover Crops

May 24, 2023
Vineyards and orchards have long used winter cover crops to help reduce erosion, improve soil structure and prevent nutrient leaching.
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ACP Webinar - DPR and CCA Credits

May 22, 2023
By Ben A Faber
UCANR Science for Citrus Health is hosting a Seminar on May 30 to provide research updates on Asian Citrus Psyllid under California conditions. If you are interested in this webinar, please register using this link. More details about the seminar are on the link.
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