Topics in Subtropics

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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Distinguishing Between Drought and Avocado Root Rot

February 11, 2019
By Ben A Faber
We recently had a series of workshops on Avocado Root Rot and how to manage it. A common question was how to figure out whether the tree was diseased or just stressed from lack of water or from an accumulation of salts that is also a reflection of how water is being managed.
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Monarch Butterfly Funding Available

February 8, 2019
By Ben A Faber
CONTACT: Anita Brown (530) 792-5644 Assistance Available for California Producers to Aid Declining Monarch Butterfly USDA Helps Producers Manage for Habitat, Improve Ag Operations DAVIS, Calif., Jan.
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Nemas and What YOU Need to Know

February 6, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic, unsegmented roundworms that live in soil and plant tissues and feed on plant roots. The predominant species parasitic on citrus in California is the citrus nematode. This nematode is reported to be present in most citrus orchards and in all soil types.
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AIC 2019
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Biologicals in Agriculture Conference

February 6, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Conference and Trade Show on Biologicals MARCH 5, 2019 Register by 28 February, 2019 at http://ucanr.edu/AIC2019 5.5 CCACEUs have been approved and 3.
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Visit UC ANR at the World Ag Expo, Feb. 12-14

February 4, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Attractions in the UC ANR tent at space 137 on I Street, just west of Pavilion A, include the opportunity to meet researchers, enjoy fresh citrus from the Lindcove Research and Extension Center, taste moringa tea, and enter to win a poster-size satellite image of one's own farm. TULARE, Calif.
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