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 Webinar

May 22nd, 2020
By Ben A Faber
What Are the UC Ag Experts Talking About? Air Blast Sprayer Calibration June 9, 3-4 PM During this one hour live webinar, UCCE Farm Advisors Lynn Wunderlich and Franz Niederholzer will explain the importance of proper calibration and go through the steps of properly calibrating an air blast sprayer.
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Laurel Wilt Webinar

May 21st, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Please find enclosed links to a recent on-line meeting of researchers from forestry and avocado production system perspectives on current laurel wilt research.
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Still Need to Think About Water

May 20th, 2020
By Ben A Faber
From Stanford: Future Water Resources California isn't running out of water, says Richard Luthy. It's running out of cheap water. But the state can't keep doing what it's been doing for the past 100 years. Luthy knows.
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Brush Up On Bees

May 20th, 2020
By Ben A Faber
If you're sticking close to home these days and looking for something to do (or looking for something for kids to do) the Xerces Society has several bee monitoring guides and tools worth checking out.
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Atmometer Study

May 18th, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Efficient and precise irrigation management is critical if California producers are to maximize crop quality, conserve water, and protect the environment. The use of evapotranspiration (ET) estimates is a significant component of irrigation management.
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