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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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After a Fire, Replant or Topwork?

December 12, 2017
After the fires, the question has come up of whether an orchard should be replanted or topworked in the field, possibly to a new variety. This has been an issue in the past and was addressed in a little study nearly 20 years ago.
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Netting in Your Orchard's Future?

December 11, 2017
By Ben A Faber
At a recent meeting for current and prospective avocado growers near Visalia, Yosepha Shahak a retired researcher from Israel's Volcani Institute presented information on photo-selective netting.
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Coffee??? In California??? Come On.

December 8, 2017
By Ben A Faber
The Huntley College of Agriculture is hosting an Inaugural Industry Coffee Summit on January 18th at the AgriScapes Outreach Center located on the campus of Cal Poly Pomona.
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Disaster Contacts for Growers

December 7, 2017
By Ben A Faber
To: Industry Members Impacted by Recent Wildfires and Santa Ana Winds It's important that California avocado industry members who have been impacted by the recent wildfires and/or Santa Ana winds contact their crop insurance agent within 72 hours of the event to determine possible applicable coverag...
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