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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Gene Albrigo Passes, A Great One In Citrus

February 18, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Dr. Leo Gen Albrigo passed away February 8, 2020, surrounded by his famiily He ws a global leader in citrus research. The following is from his biography at his induction into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame: https://floridacitrushalloffame.
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Sacramento Valley Field Crops: Article

Reminder: Healthy Soils and Field Crops Meeting on Wednesday, February 19th

February 18, 2020
By Sarah E Light
Healthy Soils and Field Crop Meeting Ag Building Meeting Room, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City Wednesday, February 19, 2020 ~ 8:45am - Noon 8:45 am Coffee and Registration 8:55 am Welcome Sarah Light, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa Counties Healthy Soils 9:00 am CDFA Healthy Soils Program Ove...
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CA Invasive Plant Council (California Invasive Plant Council) https://www.cal-ipc.org/
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Privacy Hedges.

February 17, 2020
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Plants are a terrific way to create a privacy screen for your garden, or to create a shady space in summer. For privacy screens, it's typically best to select plants that are evergreen.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Huge Pomelo. So How Do You Sell It?

February 17, 2020
By Ben A Faber
It may be fun to grow BIG fruit. But how do you sell it? A lot of fruit like avocado and dragon fruit is sold by the piece and others like apples and navel oranges are sold by the pound. How would this be sold? reproduced from: hawaiinewsnow.
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citrus cornucopia
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus Pesticide Resistance Registration

February 17, 2020
By Ben A Faber
What Are the UC Ag Experts Talking About? Join the online crowd February 19, 2020 Pesticide Resistance Management of Citrus Pests Dr.
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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Do You "No-See-Ums"

February 16, 2020
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Request: We have lived in our house for 22 years in central County. Just the past few years we have been plagued by no-see-ums as the weather starts to warm.
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Planting garbanzos for a research trial at UC West Side REC in the San Joaquin Valley, 2020.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Garbanzo research update in California

February 16, 2020
By Brad Hanson, Rachael Long
From the UC Dry Bean blog on Jan. 30, 2020 With generous donations from seed companies and support from the California Dry Bean Advisory Board, we're working on two research projects in garbanzo beans this year.
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