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A third day for applying for USDA - Farm Service Agency/Natural Resources Conservation Service Disaster Relief has been added.

University of California Cooperative Extension & USDA Farm Service Agency Presents Emergency Avocado & Citrus Post-Wildfire Informational Meeting We understand this is a difficult time for all of our friends, family and neighbors affected by the devastating Lilac fire.

After the fires, the question has come up of whether an orchard should be replanted or topworked in the field, possibly to a new variety. This has been an issue in the past and was addressed in a little study nearly 20 years ago.

At a recent meeting for current and prospective avocado growers near Visalia, Yosepha Shahak a retired researcher from Israel's Volcani Institute presented information on photo-selective netting.

The USDA's Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service will have workshops to aid agricultural producers; including cattle, tree, nursery, vegetable, and berry farmers in filing for federal assistance programs.