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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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Talkin Avocados in the San Joaquin

November 16th, 2022
By Ben A Faber
The meeting will include a presentation by Sam Santander (CDFA-Avocado Inspection Service), Ken Melban (CAC) and a Q/A on avocado growing in the SJV. There will be also 2 visits to GEM growers in the local area. Directions to the tour stops will be provided at the meeting.
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bee swarm
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Anthophila: antho- (“flower”) + -phila (“lover, liker”)

November 14th, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Put a bunch of natural historians together with their collections and images and what do you end up with - a collection of all the bee species held by some of the biggest entomology institutions around the United States: https://big-bee.net/#overview https://library.big-bee.net/portal/index.
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airblast class
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Calibrate that Airblast Sprayer

November 10th, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Where?:UC Kearney Ag Center, Parlier, CA CLICK TO REGISTER The Airblast Sprayer Calibration Training is a 4-hour hands-on sprayer calibration training involving classroom and field exercises.
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avocado irrigation
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San Diego Avocados and Water

November 7th, 2022
By Ben A Faber
San Diego avocado growers look to Cooperative Extension experts to manage water costs Author: Saoimanu Sope San Diego County used to be home to nearly 25,000 acres of avocado trees but today there are about 14,000.
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