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Coming to citrus orchards? An ongoing study in hazelnut orchards offers possible electric weed control (EWC) solutions for other tree nut orchards, especially in light of increasing herbicide resistance.

There's a lot of new trees going into the ground, both citrus and avocado. Especially avocados are getting tucked into lots of little corners. There's money to be made and maybe there will be in the future.

Community Education Specialist A Fresh Soil Health Resource https://soillife.org/ In 2015, a group of graduate students at the University of California, Davis attended a hearing on California's Healthy Soils Initiative.

Why guess how much water to apply to reduce salt damage by going to a simple graphical interface with pull down menus and get a pretty good idea of how to use that water to improve tree performance. Most mature crops are listed, soils, water qualities, and irrigation systems.

If you can sell your cowpeas, fava beans and barley, you can make money in Spain and apparently not use any more water than if just growing the mandarins. And coastal growers should look at the fresh market.