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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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We're Talking Avocado Laurel Wilt

March 15th, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Next up on Ag Experts Talking is Laurel Wilt Disease which is causing major damage in the native tree populations of the south east United States and the avocado groves in particular. Learn what is being done there and what the potential threat is to California avocados.
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Soil Testing

March 15th, 2019
By Ben A Faber
I recently got two calls about interpreting soil tests that had been done by labs outside the state - Massachusetts and Wisconsin. They aren't bad labs, but the results have problems.
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World Citrus News

March 12th, 2019
By Ben A Faber
There's so much gloom about the fate of citrus in Florida and California, but in spite of that talk, world citrus production is increasing. Global orange production for 2018/19 is forecast to expand 4.2 million tons from the previous year to 51.
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Too Many Honeybees?

March 10th, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Immense numbers of introduced honey bees overwhelm native pollinators for access to pollen and nectar University of California - San Diego Hike around the natural habitats of San Diego County and it becomes abundantly clear that honey bees, foreign to the area, are everywhere.
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Citrus? Water? How Do They Go Together?

March 8th, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Advances in Citrus Water Use Workshop & Field Day Tuesday, March 26, 2019 8 Am - 3 PM Strathmore, CA Attend the Advances in Citrus Water Use Workshop & Field Day and join UC Davis Irrigation Specialist Daniele Zaccaria as well as other water experts and specialists from the University of California...
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