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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ACP/HLB Field Crew Training

August 15th, 2023
By Ben A Faber
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program is hosting three free training workshops for field crew supervisors and farm labor contractors in San Diego, Ventura and Tulare counties this month.
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Avocado Pests from the Past and Present in ONE Book

August 14th, 2023
By Ben A Faber
I recently went looking for our copies of Walter Ebeling's book on pests of subtropical tree crops. It was created over 40 years ago, but is still a great reference for past pests and those that still pop up with less frequency than avocado thrips and persea mite do today.
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Ants and the Pests They Support Workshop

August 11th, 2023
Are you interested in learning about the management of sap-sucking pests and ants in citrus orchards? Lindcove is organizing a full-day workshop to bring you recent research advances on sap-sucking insects and ant management. The workshop will focus on ants.
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Citrus Webinar Series

August 9th, 2023
By Ben A Faber
2023 Citrus Growers Educational Webinar Series The Citrus Research Board's (CRB) 2023 Citrus Growers Educational Webinar Series took place from June 6 to June 27, 2023. Each webinar highlighted valuable research and practical discussions for growers.
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Non-Chemical Control of Weeds

August 7th, 2023
By Ben A Faber
This manual provides comprehensive descriptions of 21 commonly used non-chemical weed control techniques and of biological control agents for 18 weed species/species groups that will help you as a practitioner treat weeds more effectively.
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