Avocado Irrigation Workshop
July 18 (Tuesday), 2023
1:00 - 4:00 P.M.
In Person
United Water Conservation District
1701 Lombard St Ste 200, Oxnard, CA 93030
AGENDA
1:00 Welcome
1:05 Drought and Heat Effects on Avocado – Dr. Ben Faber, UCCE Subtropical Crops Advisor,
Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
1:35 Challenges due to climate change and tools and resources to manage risks - Dr. Tapan Pathak,CE Specialist in Climate Adaptation in Agriculture, University of California, Merced
2:05 Tools and Information for Effective Irrigation Management in California Avocados – Dr. Ali Montazar, UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor, San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside
Counties
2:35 Strategies in Managing Salinity in Avocado Production – Dr. Peggy Mauk, Director of Agricultural Operations and Professor of Extension, University of California, Riverside
3:05 Water Cost in High Density Avocado Planting and Profitability – Etaferahu Takele, UCCE Area Farm Management/Agricultural Economist in Southern California, San Bernardino
3:35 Ventura County RCD Irrigation & Nutrient Management Programs and Projects – JamieWhiteford, Ventura County Resource Conservation District, Ventura
4:00 ADJOURN
For more information about the workshop, please contact
Ali Montazar, amontazar@ucanr.edu
or Ben Faber, bafaber@ucanr.edu.
PENDING CEU CREDITS:
VCAILG (3 hrs.)
