- Author: Saoimanu Sope
Published on: October 19, 2022
San Diego County used to be home to nearly 25,000 acres of avocado trees but today there are about 14,000. The drastic decrease is largely due to rising costs associated with avocado production, namely the cost of water.
On September 28, avocado growers gathered at the San Diego County Farm Bureau offices for an Avocado Irrigation Workshop facilitated by Ali Montazar, University of California Cooperative Extension irrigation and water management advisor for Imperial, Riverside and San Diego counties.
“All of our information being developed right now is focused on [irrigation] efficiency. Growers want to know how much water they need and what tools they should use to be more efficient,” explained...
Tags: Ali Montazar (6), avocado (5), Ben Faber (5), Colorado River (1), irrigation (8), San Diego (3), San Diego County (3), water (16), water management (4)
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Food
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