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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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Italian White Snail, Yum. Here it comes again

June 8th, 2018
Sometimes an invasive pest takes a while to become invasive. The Invasive Species Council of California defines an invasive species as non-native organisms which cause economic or environmental harm.
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Irrigation Emitters - Do They Operate as Advertized?

June 6th, 2018
By Ben A Faber
The Irrigation Training & Research Center (ITRC) of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo tested 28 different pressure-compensating models of microirrigation emitting devices from a total of nine manufacturers in order to compare independent laboratory testing with manufacturer specifications.
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Upcoming Citrus Meetings

June 5th, 2018
By Ben A Faber
By Tamara Tollison on June 3rd, 2018 The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is proud to announce the return of the Citrus Grower Seminar Series, co-produced by the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE).
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Talkin Borers

June 4th, 2018
UC ANR Integrated Pest Management Program A sugar volcano is one symptom that shows your avocado tree might be infected with Fusarium dieback, a fungi spread by a beetle called the shothole borer.
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Raspberry Tunnel Mangement Workshop

June 4th, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Stormwater and Sediment Management in Plasticulture Tunnels 13 June, Wednesday 8:30 AM-NOON At UC Hansen Agricultural Center at Santa Paula (from hwy 126 exit Briggs, the entrance gate is ~1000 ft on the left on Briggs road) 8:30 Registration, (interpretation into Spanish provided for the program).
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