- Author: Cris L. Johnson
"Factors Influencing Avocado Fruit Set and Yield" is the topic for a lecture by Inaki Hormaza, a professor with the La Mayora Research Station in Malaga, Spain. He will talk about why particular flowers yield or fail relevant to his research studies on fruit set and yield, pollen viability, pollen tube growth and ovule visbility.
The lectures will be held at two Southern California locations as follows:
Monday, January 13, 2014:
Fallbrook Public Utility District
990 E. Mission Rd.
Fallbrook, CA 92028
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, January 14, 2014:
University of California Cooperative Extension Office
669 County Square Dr., Suite 100
Ventura, CA 93003
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY JANUARY 10!
To Register, contact John Cornell, avocadoguy@gmail.com, 360-550-1965
See the flyer for this event here.
/span>- Author: Cris L. Johnson
This year's series to date will focus on:
- Growing Avocado on Different Spacing
- 2/4/14 - San Luis Obispo UC Cooperative Extension office - 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- 2/5/14 - Ventura County UC Cooperative Extension office - 9:00 - 11:00 am
- 2/6/14 - Fallbrook Public Utility District - 9:00 - 11:00 am
- High Density in the Field and Uniconazole
- 4/1/14 - San Luis Obispo UC Cooperative Extension office - 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- 4/2/14 - Ventura County UC Cooperative Extension office - 9:00 - 11:00 am
- 4/3/14 - In Fallbrook (location TBA) - 9:00 - 11:00 am
- Rootstock Selections
- 6/10/14 - San Luis Obispo UC Cooperative Extension office - 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- 6/11/14 - Ventura County UC Cooperative Extension office - 9:00 - 11:00 am
- 6/12/14 - Fallbrook Public Utility District - 9:00 - 11:00 am
- Vegetative, Flowering and Pruning Basics
- 8/5/14 - San Luis Obispo UC Cooperative Extension office - 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- 8/6/14 - Ventura County UC Cooperative Extension office - 9:00 - 11:00 am
- 8/7/14 - Fallbrook Public Utility District - 9:00 - 11:00 am
Office Locations:
UC Cooperative Extension Ventura County:
669 County Square Dr., Ste. 100
Ventura, CA 93003
UC Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo:
2156 Sierra Way
Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Fallbrook Public Utility District:
990 E Mission Rd.
Fallbrook, CA 92028
For more information about the California Avocado Society click here.
Contact them at administration@californiaavocadosociety.org
951-225-9102 Office
951-225-9198 FAX
- Author: Cris L. Johnson
This is an option more agriculture land owners are exploring to enhance revenue and share some of the agricultural lifestyle to others.
There will be hand-on activities and experts will advise on business planning, regulatory compliance, risk management, hospitality and marketing. The course includes a copy of "Agritourism and Nature Tourism in California."
These courses are being offered by the County of Ventura UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County Farm Bureau, UC Small Farm Program, Oxnard Convention and Vistor's Bureau and others with support of the USDA.
Dates: December 3, 2013, January 14, 2014 and February 11, 2014.
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (each session)
Location: Center for Non-Profit Leadership
4001 Mission Oaks Blvd.
Camarillo, CA 93012
Cost: $50 for the 3-session course
Contact: Penny Leff, UC Small Farm Program, paleff@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-7779
REGISTER AT https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=11547.
For more information, see the flyer here.
- Author: Cris L. Johnson
The event will be located at Henry Ito's ranch where attendees will be able to view plots and see the experiments at work and hear guest expert speakers on a variety of irrigation related topics including regulations, methods and test results.
Refreshments will be included.
Date: Thursday, June 6
Time: 9:00 am - 11:15 am
Where: Henry Ito's ranch at 1835 Hueneme Rd. in Oxnard
Contact: Dr. Oleg Daugovish, 805-645-1454 or odaugovish@ucdavis.edu
Two hours of VCALIG educational credits have been approved from the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board.
For an agenda and map, click here.
- Author: Chris M. Webb
The 2012 California Citrus Conference will be held October 10-12 in Porterville. This event is organized by the Citrus Research Board (CRB) and will include presentations, demos, and exhibitors.
Topics will include:
- ACP/HLB
- Pests
- Diseases
- Organics
- Irrigation
- Nutrition
Demonstrations and displays will include:
- ACP tracking and mapping
- Spray demonstrations
- Irrigation technologies
- Sensory evaluation lab
For more information please call the CRB at 559.738.0246 or email them.