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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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New Avocado Pest

June 28th, 2023
Red imported fire ant (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta, has been reported as a pest in Florida where the fire ants girdle young citrus trees (Diepenbrock) https://crec.ifas.ufl.edu/media/crecifasufledu/extension/extension-publications/2021/2021_jan_fireant.
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False Chinch Bugs Coming?

June 21st, 2023
By Ben A Faber
A note from Kern County Entomology Advisor David Haviland, We are forewarned. The hills are drying up and after this rain, there could be a tide of False Chinch Bugs coming out of the hills.
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New Avocado Variety Release - 'Luna'

June 13th, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Meeting Announcement. The release of Luna UCR (BL516') Eurosemillas (Green Motion) has organized an in-person meeting to announce the release of the B Hass-like variety Luna UCR (BL516) for Tuesday, June 20 from 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
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Bird Control of Pests Webinar - CEUs

June 13th, 2023
By Ben A Faber
As part of DPR's goal to accelerate the transition to safer, more sustainable pest management and fulfill its mission to foster reduced-risk pest management, DPR has funded a project with Wild Farm Alliance (WFA) to provide educational resources for farmers to encourage the use of beneficial birds f...
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