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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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Airblast Conference

May 9th, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Airblast 2022: Spray Application and Modeling Conference May 16-18, 2022 8 AM-3 PM Pacific Time each day Virtual event via Zoom - Registration is required to receive log-in info Registration: $20 per day / $60 for all three days Register Now! Objectives/Goals:A 3-day conference covering airblast pes...
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citrus fruit disorders
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Why Citrus Fruit Might Look this Way?

May 2nd, 2022
By Ben A Faber
The questions come in: "Why do my fruit look like this?" Well there are often simple explanations. And often there are complex ones. But one way to start looking at a piece of fruit damage is to consult this wonder color brochure put out by UC - https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8090.
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bolas spider citrus
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Look Closely in Your Trees

April 27th, 2022
Bolas Spiders - Little Gauchos with an Appetite for Moths When UC Santa Barbara's soccer team scores a goal, a chorus of Ol! Ol, ol, ol! Gauchos! Gauchos! may ring out across the stadium.
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passionfruit interplanted with chermioya
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Find the Passsion

April 25th, 2022
By Ben A Faber
To Passionfruit Growers, packers, shippers: Several state researchers with passionfruit are collaborating with Dr. Eric Stafne, Professor, Fruit Crops from Mississippi State University on a project to prioritize research and extension programs for the U.S. passionfruit industry.
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fire citrus trunk burn
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CALCULATING THE VALUE OF A LEMON TREE LOSS

April 22nd, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Etaferahu Takele, Area Farm Management Advisor, UCCE Southern California and Don Stewart, Staff Research Associate, Ag Issues Center This article provides a sample estimate value of a lemon tree when a loss occurs due to fire or any other cause.
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