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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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Soil Blog

May 27, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Soils Matter, Get the Scoop! The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) started a blog several years ago that covers all aspects of soils from water to organic matter to soil temperature to soil formation to building a retaining wall to ..the list goes on and on.
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Citrus Research Board News

May 25, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Citrus Research Board | May 2022 CRB 2022 Webinar Series The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is excited to announce the return of the 2022 Citrus Growers Educational Webinar Series. CRB will be holding four one-hour webinars starting June 7.
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Monitoring for Citrus Red Scale

May 24, 2022
Monitoring California red scale populations by using pheromone traps and degree days California red scale is an armored scale that attacks all citrus varieties.
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Got Insects?

May 24, 2022
By Ben A Faber
We were recently bird watching on one of the sky islands in southern Arizona. It was pretty impressive, the diversity of birds and BRIGHT colors compared to those in the Ventura area. Arizona locals, though, were saying numbers were way down. Why? Less and fewer berries and insects to feed on.
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N? or Nitrogen?

May 18, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Are you interested in learning more about Nitrogen Management? Are you ready for the big time? Are you a Certified Crop Adviser seeking Continuing Education Units and/or preparing for the new California Nitrogen Specialty Exam?
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