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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What About Rats?

January 22nd, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Well, what about Rats? if you want to know something that might have been touched on in our many blog articles covering the range of issues covering subtropical tree crops and other topics of collateral interest, check out the SEARCH button at our website. https://ucanr.
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avocado fruit set
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Winter Effects on Avocado

January 19th, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Hass' avocado fruit set, January 12, 2024. I was looking for Fuerte' fruit for harvest this winter and came across a grower who said that there was no fruit from last spring, but the tree is loaded with newly set fruit right now. This is in Santa Paula, 15 miles for the ocean.
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irrigation valves
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Grants to Improve Irrigation and Soils

January 17th, 2024
By Ben A Faber
VCRCD is now accepting applications for SWEEP & HSP Block Grant Programs! It's finally here!!! Agricultural operations can receive up to $200,000 for approved practices.
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insect egg on citrus leaf
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Invasive Species and Climate Change

January 16th, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Please join us for the INAUGURAL International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference (IISCCC) organized by the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network on January 30 and 31, 2024.
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hlb tree pulled
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NEW HLB Research at UCR

January 12th, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Three projects win funding to fight tree-killing bacteria AUTHOR:JULES BERNSTEIN, UCR With three new grants totaling more than $11 million, UC Riverside is helping lead the fight against citrus greening or Huanglongbing, a disease threatening citrus industries in the U.S. and worldwide.
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