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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)

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If you cannot attend the meeting, register through our Zoom link.

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Florida Orange Production UP!!!

October 3, 2019

By Ben A Faber

The USDA has summarized the US citrus crop for 2018-19 and it is up for both California and Florida, with CA accounting for 51% of US production! But the Florida orange crop is up from last year.

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Alcohol Loving Ambrosia Beetles

October 2, 2019

By Ben A Faber

Ambrosia beetles, which are a large group of several thousand species worldwide, belong to the bark beetles. All species are characterized by the ability to cultivate fungi.

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Giant Tumbleweeds Eat Victorville

September 30, 2019

By Ben A Faber

A new species of gigantic tumbleweed once predicted to go extinct is not only here to stay -- it's likely to expand its territory. The species, Salsola ryanii, is significantly larger than either of its parent plants, which can grow up to 6 feet tall.

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Black Hearted Pomegranate

September 27, 2019

By Ben A Faber

Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a specialty crop now grown on more than 10,000 acres in California. Pomegranate production has increased for both fresh market and juice in the last several years, and with this increase, random internally rotted fruit has become more noticed.

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