- Author: Ben Faber
Virtual Avocado Field Day 2021
Zooming to Healthier Trees and Soils
April 14, 2021 (1 - 3pm)
Presented in partnership with the California Avocado Society, Inc.,
California Avocado Commission, and UC Cooperative Extension
as part of the California Avocado Growers Seminar Series
and the CDFA Healthy Soils Program
Speakers
Pruning strategies for optimum yield and quality
Gabriel Filipe, Sr Director of CA Sourcing and Farming, Mission Produce
Trialing new rootstock varieties
Lauren Garner, Professor of Horticulture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Scouting for pests and updates on biological pest control
David Headrick, Professor of Entomology, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Building berms for hillside orchards
Johnny Rosecrans, Sr Farm Technician, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Cover crops and soil health
Charlotte Decock, Asst Professor of Soil Science, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Moderators
Ben Faber, Soils/Water/Subtropical Crops Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension
Claire Balint, Interim Director, Cal Poly Center for Sustainability
Special thanks to the Brock Center for Agricultural Communication
Video recordings will be available on this website after the virtual live event
For questions, please email cfs@calpoly.edu
- Author: Ben Faber
New to cover crops? What alternatives are there and how does one figure out what might work in your special situation? Well, be one of the first to test out a new software program developed by Shulamit Shroder, our Climate Smart Specialist in Kern County. She would love to get feed back on how it works and can be improved.
https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41426
How many different cover crops can you count in this photo?
- Author: Kristian Salgado
For more information on the CDFA Healthy Soils Program: Click here
Kristian M. Salgado
University California Cooperative Extension- Imperial County
Community Education Specialist 2 (CES2)
Climate Smart Agriculture
(760) 693-8938
- Author: Ben Faber
Is there something in this workshop for citrus growers. Where does the Food Safety issue fall?
If you want to register for April 17, click HERE not below
If you want to register for April 24 click HERE not below
They are different, so you might want to register for both.
- Author: Ben Faber
Ventura County Research Symposium
Sustainability Through Soil Health
February 27, 2020
Please join us for a morning of research updates and
speakers highlighting industry trends including:
- Soil Health Assessment and Management:
- Lessons from the Arid and Semiarid Southwest
- Dr. John Idowu, Extension Agronomist & Associate Professor at New Mexico State University
- Messages from Soil Health Research
- in San Joaquin Valley
- Dr. Jeffrey P. Mitchell, CE Cropping Systems Specialist at Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Crowne Plaza Hotel 450 E Harbor Blvd Ventura, CA 93001
