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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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Citrus Agenda
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Citrus Meeting Lindcove May 29

May 1st, 2025
7:30 – 8:00       Coffee etc.8:00 – 8:15       Welcome – Ashraf El-KereamyWelcome and introduction – Leonel Jimenez8:15 – 8:45       Ray Yokomi (pending approval from ARS) - update on the citrus and non-citrus host…
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Citrus mealybug
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Citrus Mealybug Workshop

April 28th, 2025
Citrus Mealybug Field Day at Lindcove Sign up clicking on this link or email sangautam@ucanr.edu Instructors: Dr. Sandipa Gautam and David Haviland Course Objective: To teach PCAs about citrus mealybug, an emerging concern for citrus growers. The field day will focus on lectures on pest…
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HLB Symptoms
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HLB Quarantine Area Expands

April 17th, 2025
By Ben A Faber
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a citrus quarantine expansion in San Diego County’s Valley Center on March 26. The expansion occurred after detection of HLB disease in two citrus trees in residential neighborhoods in the Valley Center area during regular inspections.  …
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Measuring Water
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Avocado Irrigation Workshop

April 17th, 2025
By Ben A Faber
On June 17, the University of California Cooperative Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources department is hosting a comprehensive Avocado Irrigation Workshop from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. The seminar will take place at the San Diego Farm Bureau located at 420 South Broadway, Escondido, CA.The three-hour…
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Sodic Soil
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When MIght Gypsum Work?

April 15th, 2025
By Ben A Faber
With the drought our perpetual salt problems are exacerbated due to less water and often more saline water.  The question keeps coming up if gypsum (calcium sulfate) can help correct the problem.  And the answer is maybe, but along the coast, probably not.  The problem there is confusion about…
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