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SIX-WEEK AVOCADO PRODUCTION COURSE BEGINS IN MAY
Dr. Gary Bender, UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Farm Advisor Emeritus, is the lead instructor for a six-week course entitled “Avocado Production for New Growers.” Co-instructor, Sonia Rios, current subtropical Farm Advisor, Riverside/San Diego Counties will also be teaching in the course. The course is designed for new avocado growers, as well as those interested in learning more about avocado production best practices and meeting fellow growers.
The six-week course consists of six, two-hour sessions and will be held in Fallbrook, CA this year. The fee for the course is $105 and includes two avocado books, an IPM book and a post-harvest handbook. Final dates and the location will be announced soon. The always fills up, so please register A.S.A.P.
Topics include:
- Introduction to Agriculture in San Diego County, History of Avocado Production in California
- Botany, Flowering, Varieties, Harvest Dates, Rootstocks
- Irrigation Systems, Irrigation Scheduling, Salinity Management
- Fertilization, Organic Production
- Weed, Insect and Mite Control, Disease Control
- Ag Waiver Water School Training (Dr. Loretta Bates)
- Canopy Management, Tree Spacing, Frost Management
- Field trip to High Density Trial grove and a commercial grove
For more information, contact Erin Thompson at 858.822.7919 or enthompson@ucanr.edu.
Avocado Production Class for New Growers 2016
6 weekly classes and a Saturday Field Trip to the UC Cooperative Extension High Density Trial
2:00 – 4:00 pm, Wednesday afternoons located at the San Diego County Farm Bureau, 1670 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido CA 92027
Instructor: Gary Bender Ph,D., Farm Advisor Emeritus, UC Cooperative Extension
Classes Start April 27, 2016
Cost is $105.00 per person, which includes Dr. Bender's Avocado Production in California Books 1 & 2, ANR Publication IPM for Avocados, and The International Avocado Quality pocketbook
NEW! Schedule of Classes: (No refunds for classes missed)
- April 27, Introduction to Agriculture in San Diego County, History of Avocado Production in California
- May 4, Botany, Flowering, Varieties, Harvest Dates, Rootstocks
- May 11, Irrigation Systems, Irrigation Scheduling, Salinity Management
- May 18, Fertilization, Organic Production
- June 1, Canopy Management, Tree Spacing, disease and root rot control
- June 8, Avocado Insects and Mites, Polyphagour Shothole Borer and Fusarium Disease Speakers Mark Hoddel Ph.D., UCCE Entomology Specialist and Akif Eskalen Ph.D., UCCE Subtropical Plant Pathologist
- June 11, 9:00 AM, Saturday Field Trip to High Density Trial and a Commercial Grove, Valley Center CA Speaker Niamh Quinn UCCE Area Vertebrate Pest Advisor, demonstrating trap and bait station setting techniques.
To register follow click on the link http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=17727
Please Contact Quang Tong for questions at qtong@ucanr.edu or 858-534-0947 for regeestration questions
Please contact Subtropical Horticulture Farm Advisor Sonia Rios for any other questions regarding the class or material being covered at sirios@ucanr.edu or 951-683-6491 ext. 224