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    Avocado Guide from Down Under

    The 2nd edition of the Avocado Problem Solver Field Guide is OUT NOW! It contains 14 new disorders (including six spotted mite, panicle dieback and tree lodging), it updates and expands the information provided in the original edition, includes three new...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
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    Calculating Irrigation with CIMIS

    Avocado Irrigation Calculator using CIMIS (California Irrigation Management Information System) Updated March 13, 2024 Gary S. Bender Farm Advisor Emeritus – Subtropical Horticulture UC Cooperative Extension – San Diego...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • Doctoral candidate Matt Fatino, center, is one of the 'weed doctors' who will be available during Picnic Day 2024 to answer people's questions about the pesky plants growing in their lawns, fields and pastures. Whitney Brim-DeForest, left, is a Department of Plant Sciences graduate and expert in rice-field weeds who now is the UC Cooperative Extension County Director for Sutter and Yuba counties. (UC Davis)
    Weed doctors seek solutions for pesky plants

    Hanson: “Some weeds you can only eat once” Dandelions are pretty, but weeds nationwide cost homeowners, farmers, ranchers and land managers tens of billions of dollars each year in control measures and lost production. They also...


    By Trina Kleist
    Author - Communications Specialist
    By Gale Perez
    Posted by - Public Education Specialist
  • feathertop distribution
    Feathertop

    For years, I thought I was seeing fountain grass, an invasive grass that is found in all kinds of wild and disturbed settings.  I was told it got its name because it was the only thing that would grow around communal fountains where people tamped...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • Our Student Winners!  From left to right: Sawyer Claussen, Robert Willmott, Jennifer Valdez Herrera, Erika Escalona, and Stephen Chang
    CWSS: Student Winners and Schlorship Opportunity!

    **** Students, it is the time of year to apply for the CWSS Student Scholarship! Awards will be given to both graduate and undergraduate students ranging from $1,000-2,000. Any students interested in Weed Science should apply! Click here to submit an...


    By Thomas J Getts
    Author - Weed Ecology & Cropping Systems Advisor
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  • avocado problme solver guide
    Avocado Guide from Down Under

    The 2nd edition of the Avocado Problem Solver Field Guide is OUT NOW! It contains 14 new disorders (including six spotted mite, panicle dieback and tree lodging), it updates and expands the information provided in the original edition, includes three new...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • irrigation with double lines
    Calculating Irrigation with CIMIS

    Avocado Irrigation Calculator using CIMIS (California Irrigation Management Information System) Updated March 13, 2024 Gary S. Bender Farm Advisor Emeritus – Subtropical Horticulture UC Cooperative Extension – San Diego...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • Doctoral candidate Matt Fatino, center, is one of the 'weed doctors' who will be available during Picnic Day 2024 to answer people's questions about the pesky plants growing in their lawns, fields and pastures. Whitney Brim-DeForest, left, is a Department of Plant Sciences graduate and expert in rice-field weeds who now is the UC Cooperative Extension County Director for Sutter and Yuba counties. (UC Davis)
    Weed doctors seek solutions for pesky plants

    Hanson: “Some weeds you can only eat once” Dandelions are pretty, but weeds nationwide cost homeowners, farmers, ranchers and land managers tens of billions of dollars each year in control measures and lost production. They also...


    By Trina Kleist
    Author - Communications Specialist
    By Gale Perez
    Posted by - Public Education Specialist
  • feathertop distribution
    Feathertop

    For years, I thought I was seeing fountain grass, an invasive grass that is found in all kinds of wild and disturbed settings.  I was told it got its name because it was the only thing that would grow around communal fountains where people tamped...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • Our Student Winners!  From left to right: Sawyer Claussen, Robert Willmott, Jennifer Valdez Herrera, Erika Escalona, and Stephen Chang
    CWSS: Student Winners and Schlorship Opportunity!

    **** Students, it is the time of year to apply for the CWSS Student Scholarship! Awards will be given to both graduate and undergraduate students ranging from $1,000-2,000. Any students interested in Weed Science should apply! Click here to submit an...


    By Thomas J Getts
    Author - Weed Ecology & Cropping Systems Advisor
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  • avocado problme solver guide
    Avocado Guide from Down Under

    The 2nd edition of the Avocado Problem Solver Field Guide is OUT NOW! It contains 14 new disorders (including six spotted mite, panicle dieback and tree lodging), it updates and expands the information provided in the original edition, includes three new...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • irrigation with double lines
    Calculating Irrigation with CIMIS

    Avocado Irrigation Calculator using CIMIS (California Irrigation Management Information System) Updated March 13, 2024 Gary S. Bender Farm Advisor Emeritus – Subtropical Horticulture UC Cooperative Extension – San Diego...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • Doctoral candidate Matt Fatino, center, is one of the 'weed doctors' who will be available during Picnic Day 2024 to answer people's questions about the pesky plants growing in their lawns, fields and pastures. Whitney Brim-DeForest, left, is a Department of Plant Sciences graduate and expert in rice-field weeds who now is the UC Cooperative Extension County Director for Sutter and Yuba counties. (UC Davis)
    Weed doctors seek solutions for pesky plants

    Hanson: “Some weeds you can only eat once” Dandelions are pretty, but weeds nationwide cost homeowners, farmers, ranchers and land managers tens of billions of dollars each year in control measures and lost production. They also...


    By Trina Kleist
    Author - Communications Specialist
    By Gale Perez
    Posted by - Public Education Specialist
  • feathertop distribution
    Feathertop

    For years, I thought I was seeing fountain grass, an invasive grass that is found in all kinds of wild and disturbed settings.  I was told it got its name because it was the only thing that would grow around communal fountains where people tamped...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • Our Student Winners!  From left to right: Sawyer Claussen, Robert Willmott, Jennifer Valdez Herrera, Erika Escalona, and Stephen Chang
    CWSS: Student Winners and Schlorship Opportunity!

    **** Students, it is the time of year to apply for the CWSS Student Scholarship! Awards will be given to both graduate and undergraduate students ranging from $1,000-2,000. Any students interested in Weed Science should apply! Click here to submit an...


    By Thomas J Getts
    Author - Weed Ecology & Cropping Systems Advisor