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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)
 
Click here for the In-Person Attendance Registration

If you cannot attend the meeting, register through our Zoom link.
 
Click here for the Zoom Registratiion
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Avocado Wild Animals

June 25, 2018
By Ben A Faber
There is a wild world in those avocado orchards. A study was done locally of some of the carnivores besides humans that show up there. Carnivore Use of Avocado Orchards Across and Agricultural-Wildland Gradient Wide-ranging species cannot persist in reserves alone.
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What's the Next New Crop?

June 22, 2018
By Ben A Faber
The common question comes up all the time What can I grow here that will make money? Why not lemons or avocados. The coastal California area is generally well adapted to these crops and infrastructure and markets are developed.
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avocado fruit

A More Water Efficient Avocado?

June 20, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Here's a pretty technical report of water efficiency in avocado - the amount of water it takes to make fruit. It looks like there might be some varieties that could produce more fruit with less water.
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CRB Meeting for Citrus Growers

June 18, 2018
By Ben A Faber
LAST DAY TO REGISTER! REGISTRATION CLOSES TODAY, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018 for the Citrus Growers Educational Seminar Series! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW! Continuing Education Units Available: Continuing Education (CE) Units have been approved by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for lice...
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