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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Steps Closer to Controlling HLB

November 10, 2021
By Ben A Faber
by koestoyo University of Florida researchers publish award-winning findings on orange grove design to produce fruit under HLB FORT PIERCE, Fla. The American Society for Horticultural Science will honor University of Florida scientists for new guidelines citrus growers may apply to their operations.
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Using Native Plants as Cover Crops

November 8, 2021
In late February, in an almond orchard in the Sacramento Valley, the fall-planted cover crop mix of grasses, brassicas and legumes had barely produced a green fuzz above the soil surface, and it was unclear when it would bloom.
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CA Avocado Acreage Down

November 3, 2021
By Ben A Faber
The CA Avocado Commission contracted with LandIQ to evaluate the extent of avocado plantings in the state. The planted area is down from close to 90,000 acres in 2000 to 51,000.
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Learning the Ways of Nitrogen

November 1, 2021
By Ben A Faber
UC Nitrogen Management Course Online Open to All Interested Parties, starting November 8th Are you interested in learning more about Nitrogen Management? Are you a Certified Crop Advisor seeking Continuing Education Units and/or preparing for the new California Nitrogen Specialty Exam?
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