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Avocado Irrigation
April 16 (1 -3 PM)
 

Water Knowledge is
Power Knowledge

In-Person and Zoom
 
Topics and Speakers
 
Sources of ET information and their Reliability
By Ali Montazar - UCCE Irrigation Advisor, Imperial/San Diego/ Riverside counties
 
 
Selecting Irrigation Emitters-Drip vs Microsprinkler
Stu Styles - Cal Poly SLO Irrigation Training and Education Center
 
We would love to meet you in person at
The San Diego County Farm Bureau (420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025)
 

If you cannot attend the meeting, register through our Zoom link.
 
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Citrus Disease Solution Not Imminent

April 23, 2018
By Ben A Faber
A single breakthrough discovery for managing citrus greening in Florida in the future is unlikely, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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ACP adult and nymph
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ACP-HLB Update

April 20, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Citrus Grower Workshop REMINDER (April 26) Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell will present findings from her continuing survey of ACP populations across Ventura County, including data on the effects of pesticide treatments on ACP abundance.
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avocado verticillium
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Avocado Collapse!

April 20, 2018
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.
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insectary plants
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Insectary Plantings, Think About Them.

April 19, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Home is where the habitat is: This Earth Day, consider installing insectary plants Stephanie Parreira, UC Statewide IPM Program Help the environment this Earth Day, which falls on Sunday April 22 this year, by installing insectary plants! These plants attract natural enemies such as lady beetles, la...
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Make More Avocado Fruit

April 19, 2018
By Ben A Faber
As of March 27, 2018, foliar application of GA3 (ProGibb LV Plus, Valent BioSciences, Corp.) to Hass' avocado trees in commercial orchards has been approved. Dr. Carol J.
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