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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
 
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The San Diego County Farm Bureau (420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025)
 
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Praise the Rain, Pass the Fungicide

March 6th, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Although, it's probably too late for the fungicide to correct Citrus Brown Rot and Septoria on coastal lemons. In normal rainfall years, a skirt spray of copper is done to prevent rain splash bringing spores of various Phytophthora species in contact with fruit.
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Boron on Olives?

March 4th, 2024
Pre-bloom foliar boron application on olive may improve yield Ellie Andrews, PhD, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sonoma County, and Elizabeth Fichtner, PhD, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare County Olive orchards entering an OFF year in 2024 may benefit from pre-bloom foliar boron (B) applications to support reproducti...
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Winter Notes from an Organic Avocado Grower

February 20th, 2024
By Ben A Faber
By Shawn Martin, organic grower and CA Avocado Society Board member It's never clear what winter will deliver to a coastal avocado grove on a steep slope, so the grower must be ready for whatever happens. And the main thing is rainfall. And Frost. And sometimes drought. And be ready for fire.
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