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UC Riverside - Citrus Day, February 20

January 28, 2026
By Ben A Faber
UC Riverside Citrus Field Day for Growers & Industry Members February 19, 20269:00 AM-3:00 PM1060 Martin Luther King BlvdRiverside, CA 92507 Registration Fee: $50 per personRegistration fee includes lunch. Online registration is open through February 16, 2026.Location and Parking…
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Avocado Pollination Workshop

January 28, 2026
By Ben A Faber
Hear All the Buzz About Avocado Pollination from the Best in the Orchard California Avocado Growers Seminars Series 2026 Our Next Seminar February 10 (9 AM - 11 AM) PollinationFeaturing a talk by Inaki Hormaza(Professor at the Insituto de Hortofrucultura Subtropical…
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Golden Current from US National Park Service

CNPS Scholarships. Think Native Edible Plants

January 27, 2026
By Ben A Faber
The local chapter of the California Native Plant Society (Ventura and Santa Barbara counties) is offering scholarships this year that are coming due and should be less competitive this year.The CNPS Channel Islands Chapter is launching its 2026 student scholarship offering!  This year they will be…
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Avocado Collapse!!!!!!!

January 16, 2026
By Ben A Faber
It's that time of year to see some drama in avocado orchards. Once healthy-looking trees can suddenly turn brown in a weekend and all the surrounding trees still look fine. And it can be quite common in some years along the coast. The winter weather will have mild, cool even rainy days and then suddenly…
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HLB Quarantine Expands into Commercial Citrus

January 15, 2026
By Ben A Faber
Agriculture officials have expanded the areas quarantined for citrus greening disease (known as huanglongbing or HLB) in California. The quarantined area in the Corona area of Riverside County was expanded by 37 square miles. The San Juan Capistrano quarantined area of Orange County was expanded by 18 square…
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