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Cover Crops and Healthy Soils

March 24, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Lockeford Plant Materials Center Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day April 6, 2022 - 10 -12pm Agenda Fava Bean Advantages in Cover Crop Mixes Hossein Zackeri, Chico State Cover Crop performance for the Central Valley - Tom Johnson, Kamprath Seed Conservation Cover Study Perennial planting for orc...
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New News in the Subtropical Newsletter

March 21, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Topics in Subtropics Newsletter Volume 22 winter 22 In this Issue: Mandarin Rind Breakdown Breaking the Avocado Alternate Bearing Cycle California Society Award of Merit Calculating the Value of a Lemon Tree Los And there are past Newsletters here and there's a site where you can subscribe for alert...
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Learning Coffee

March 18, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Who a thunk it, but coffee can grow in coastal California, because our latitude approximates the climate found in high altitude coffee growing areas found in Central America. And now there is a "small" industry growing here.
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Just a Little Bit of Frost Damage

March 16, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Calls have come in - "What is the browning on the avocado leaves? Thrips damage? Salt damage? Dothiorella?" Nope, Frost Damage. From the end of February to the first week of March, Santa Paula had one night of 30 deg F, and 3 nights of 33 and a few nights around 35..
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