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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)
 
Click here for the In-Person Attendance Registration

If you cannot attend the meeting, register through our Zoom link.
 
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Conyza sidewalk
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You See It Here, You See It There - That Elusive Hairy Fleabane Everywhere

August 18, 2017
By Ben A Faber
It really has gotten out of hand - Hairy Fleabane and Horseweed which are both Conyza weed species that have run rampant this year because of the extra rain. It's also because they have become resistant to glyphosate herbicide. The problem has shown up all over the US and other parts of the world.
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starthislte 2
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What Hath the Rain Wrought in the Avocado Foothills

August 14, 2017
Title: Area Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor Specialty: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management, Conservation of Biological Diversity, Watershed Protection and Management.
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Ebeling
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Avocado Pest Resource from the Past

August 10, 2017
By Ben A Faber
What a great find and it was there all along, just like a used book store can be a gold mine at times. http://www.avocadosource.com/papers/research_articles/ebelingwalter1959b.
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Hass vs Haas
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Hass or Haas Avocado?

August 8, 2017
By Ben A Faber
There was just a group of Florida researchers here in California sharing their experiences with ambrosia beetles and a fungal disease in avocado and other members of the laurel family. This is a pest/disease complex similar to that found here caused by a shot hole borer and fusarium.
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