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There was a lot of odd looking, water-soaked Satsuma fruit showing up this year along the coast. It was showing up as late as March since fruit can hang so much longer along the coast than the Central Valley and hotter areas.

From Peru This Week, Hillary Ojeda: Unfavorable climate conditions around the world have increased demand from Peru. In February, the Ministry of Irrigation and Agriculture confirmed that Peru is the second largest exporter of avocados.

From The Packer: South Florida university researchers are using dogs and drones to sniff out a disease that's killing the region's avocado trees.

Per CDFA: One adult (female) Asian Citrus Psyllid was identified from a trap in Hollister CA. Delimitation trapping will commence, along with visual survey, treatment and quarantine activities, following the newly approved Northern California protocol.

When we think about space missions, we tend to look toward the stars to planets like Mars where robotic rovers roam, gathering data and sending it back to Earth. Rarely do we think about missions closer to home.