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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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What Hit this Fruit?

September 18, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Last May/June during a hot period and soon after fruit set, avocado growers and PCAs in the Oxnard/Camarillo area were calling in about young fruit about he size of a quarter showing up with white spots. Cutting into the fruit there might only be a small black spot just below the injury.
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leaffooted bugs massed

Leaffooted Bug Alert

September 13, 2017
0University of California Cooperative Extension Area-wide IPM Advisor, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier, CA Leaffooted Bug Populations in Ventura County - 2017 Cold winter temperatures can reduce populations of leaffooted bug, Leptoglossus zonatus (Dallas), by ~50 to 80%.
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Gopher snake climbing citrus tree

Gopher snake: friend or foe?

September 11, 2017
By Sonia I Rios
Gopher Snakes (Pituophis catenifer), known as a constrictor snake, are one of the most commonly seen snakes in California. Mainly active during the day, they are active after sundown on hot days.
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Ag Supervisor Training

September 11, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Attention agricultural employers! Give your front-line supervisors the training and skills they need! As a business owner, you know the importance of a skilled, reliable and well-managed work force.
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