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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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Forecasting Crop Water Use?

September 14th, 2021
By Ben A Faber
The California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) is a program unit in the Water Use and Efficiency Branch, Division of Regional Assistance, California Department of Water Resources (DWR) that manages a network of over 145 automated weather stations in California.
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Controlling Heat/Light in the Orchard

September 13th, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Seminar/Webinar August 17, 2021 CA Avocado Society/CA Avocado Commission/UC Cooperative Extension Speakers & Topics: Mary Lu Arpaia: Physiology of light and water use in avocados and how it could be manipulated. Ben Faber: Hot Lessons from Australian & California avocado groves.
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Biología y Manejo del Psílido Asiático de los Cítricos (PAC)

September 10th, 2021
By Ben A Faber
*This free webinar will be presented entirely in Spanish, please distribute this event information to any that may be interested* Biologa y Manejo del Pslido Asitico de los Ctricos (PAC) Mircoles 15 de septiembre de 2021 11:00am 12:00pm (Hora del Pacfico, PDT) Tiempo de discusin opcional hasta las...
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Eat Bread, Snails!

September 8th, 2021
By Ben A Faber
CORVALLIS, Ore. New research from Oregon State University Extension Service found slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could lead to better ways of controlling these serious pests of agriculture, nurseries and home gardens.
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Watch for Fig Fly

September 3rd, 2021
By Ben A Faber
PEST ALERT Black Fig Fly (Diptera: Lonchaeidae: Silba adipata) Invasive Fig Pest Recently Discovered in Southern California Overview: Fig growers need to be aware of the black fig fly (BFF), an invasive insect that was recently discovered infesting figs in multiple counties in southern California.
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