Topics in Subtropics

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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Pesticides and ESA

May 8, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Pesticides and The Endangered Species Act: What You Need to Know The following description has been endorsed by the Weed Science Society of America, Entomological Society of America, and American Phytopathological Society.
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NRCS Disaster Funds Available in Ventura

May 8, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Brooks Engelhardt of Natural Resources Conservation Service says: Greetings, We have an EQIP-Disaster (for recent storm damage) fund pool open for FSA declared disaster counties, which includes Ventura County. Application deadline is May 24, 2024.
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Avocado Lace Bug Talk

May 8, 2024
By Ben A Faber
On May 14 at 12:30 p.m., Paloma Dadlani a graduate student under Dr. Mark Hoddle who has been spearheading avocado lace bug research funded by the California Avocado Commission will deliver her master's thesis defense seminar.
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How Much Fruit is Up there?

May 3, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Old crop, new crop. What's up there in the trees? Are they big enough to sell? Is there a good set for next year? These are questions every avocado grower has every year, and often all year long. What is up there in the trees is confounded by what is called the "Avocado Illusion".
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Oh Woes, in a Wet Year - Anthracnose

May 1, 2024
By Ben A Faber
So rain is greatas long as it doesn't cause problems like increased iron chlorosis, root rot, snails, erosion, too many weeds, etc., etc., etc, And now we are seeing more anthracnose. This disease is not normally much of a problem in dry California.
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