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Ventura County Spray Safe Event in MarchThe 8th Ventura County Spray Safe Event will be held on March 5 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds from 7:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. The event will begin with a trade show exhibition and include morning speakers, breakout sessions and lunch.The 15-minute breakout sessions will…

UC Riverside Citrus Field Day for Growers & Industry Members February 19, 20269:00 AM-3:00 PM1060 Martin Luther King BlvdRiverside, CA 92507 Registration Fee: $50 per personRegistration fee includes lunch. Online registration is open through February 16, 2026.Location and Parking…

Hear All the Buzz About Avocado Pollination from the Best in the Orchard California Avocado Growers Seminars Series 2026 Our Next Seminar February 10 (9 AM - 11 AM) PollinationFeaturing a talk by Inaki Hormaza(Professor at the Insituto de Hortofrucultura Subtropical…

The local chapter of the California Native Plant Society (Ventura and Santa Barbara counties) is offering scholarships this year that are coming due and should be less competitive this year.The CNPS Channel Islands Chapter is launching its 2026 student scholarship offering!  This year they will be…

It's that time of year to see some drama in avocado orchards. Once healthy-looking trees can suddenly turn brown in a weekend and all the surrounding trees still look fine. And it can be quite common in some years along the coast. The winter weather will have mild, cool even rainy days and then suddenly…