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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Association of Applied IPM Ecologists Annual Meeting

January 12, 2026
By Sandipa Gautam
Don’t miss the Association of Applied IPM Ecologists Annual Conference, February 5–6 in Modesto, CA. Join IPM professionals, researchers, and pest control advisors for two days of engaging presentations and discussions focused on today’s most pressing pest management challenges. The program features…
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Climate Change Workshop

January 9, 2026
By Ben A Faber
Climate And Agriculture: Farming in a Changing Climate WorkshopWhen: Tuesday January 20, 2026Time: 8:30 - 2:30 (lunch will be provided)Where: Ventura County Community Foundation, 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd, Suite A, Camarillo, CAUC ANR CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURE WORKSHOPCamarillo, CA…
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With Rain, Mulch is Bad and Weeds are Good?

January 8, 2026
By Ben A Faber
Rain is wonderful stuff. If it comes and washes the accumulated salts of the last several years out of the root zones of citrus and avocado, that's a good thing. But what happens if there is a little too much of the good stuff? In the winter of 2005, Venture got over 40” of rain, which is 200% of what is…
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Topics in Subtropics - Edición española

January 7, 2026
By Ben A Faber
TEMAS EN ESTA EDICIÓN - El Otono 2025• Resumen sobre la producción de dátiles• Directrices para el control del oídio de la uva• Pudrición seca de la raíz de los cítricos: una plaga persistente causada por elFusarium solani en California• La detección de plagas es necesaria para el estudio de investigación•…
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Fruit Tree Course in Beautiful Davis, CA

January 7, 2026
By Ben A Faber
A fruit tree is not a basil plant or a geranium.  It's a tree, and not only that it's a fruit tree.  Learn the basics and the intricacies of growing fruit trees of all kinds.  Sign up for a wild journey.Please join us for the 2026 Principles of Fruit and Nut Tree Growth, Cropping, and…
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