Seminar Archive

The San Joaquin Valley Avocado Meeting will feature a variety of guest speakers and visits to two local GEM avocado groves.

The UC Cooperative Extension of San Diego is launching a new series of free grower meetings that will be held on the last Wednesday of each month. The one-hour meetings will focus on current UCCE research as well as other topics of concerns to growers. During the sessions, growers can learn more about what UC Advisors are working on, ask questions and provide suggestions for future topics. The sessions will be organized by UC Advisors Gerry Spinelli and Eric Middleton.

The University of Florida Tropical Research and Education Center is offering an “International Technical Course Laurel Wilt of Avocado: Disease Biology, Diagnosis, Management and Economic Impact” course that will be delivered entirely in Spanish.  The course will provide basic and applied knowledge concerning the disease complex, research updates, scouting methodologies, and current management practices to control the spread of the disease

Course options are as follows:

The free Avocado Irrigation Workshop will focus on drought and heat effects; irrigation management tools; mapping and managing salinity; water costs and planting density; and support programs available to California avocado growers.

The upcoming Ventura County Water Crisis and California Drought Forum will feature local water experts who will discuss the threats of the extreme drought and potential regional aridization conditions in the county and state.

The forum will cover the following topics:

The Avocado Café will host a virtual seminar  examining the pros and cons of drip versus mini-sprinkler irrigation. Most avocado growers worldwide employ drip irrigation while California growers predominantly use mini-sprinklers. This virtual seminar will discuss whether California avocado growers are irrigating the “wrong way” and examine which irrigation practice is best for your grove.

A free Avocado Varieties Discussion is available online or in person. The session will feature the following topics and speakers:

The California Avocado Commission will host a Pine Tree Ranch Field Day featuring informational sessions about high density GEM trials, avocado rootstock trials and the use of Orondis.