Topics in Subtropics

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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Air Blast Sprayer Calibration

September 28th, 2020
Time to renew your DPR license? Take a new online course on air blast sprayer calibration Cheryl Reynolds, UC Statewide IPM Program We're excited to announce that a brand-new online course on air blast spray calibration is now available.
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Organic Farming Lessons on Line

September 28th, 2020
New online training is designed for beginning farmers and those or transitioning to organic practices. Photo courtesy of UC SAREP Farmers who want to learn organic production practices for California specialty crops can now get training at their convenience on their own computers.
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How Are Organic Citrus Growers Coping with HLB?

September 23rd, 2020
By Ben A Faber
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 14, 2020) Going directly to those hurt most by the devastating citrus greening disease, researchers are asking organic citrus growers and other organic stakeholders to help them develop a holistic research program in their fight against the ruinous disease.
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What's That Egg?

September 21st, 2020
By Ben A Faber
I recently got a request for the id of an insect egg from a Santa Barbara PCA. I didnt have a clue, so sent it on to David Haviland, a CE entomolgy advisor in Kern Co.
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Heat Stress Advice

September 18th, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Can't Say It Often Enough Advice from Index Fresh POST HEAT TREE MANAGEMENT September 2020 HEAT STRESS Why are avocado trees so heat sensitive?
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