Avocado Irrigation Workshop
San Diego County Farm Bureau
Description:
This training workshop aims to focus on irrigation management related issues including drought and heat effects; irrigation management tools and information under development in California avocados; mapping salinity and strategies in managing salinity; water costs and planting density; and supporting programs for avocado growers.
Resources
Dr. Ali Montazar
UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor, San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial Counties
Ali's UCANR Faculty Profile
Irrigation Management Tools and Information Under Development in California Avocados
Presentation Slides (PDF Slides, 8.30 MB)
Dr. Ben Faber
UCCE Subtropical Crops Advisor, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
Ben's UCANR Faculty Profile
Drought/Heat/Salt Induced Orchard Problems:
Presentation Slides (PDF Slides, 1.34 MB)
Dr. Dennis Corwin
Senior Research Soil Scientist, USDA Salinity Laboratory, Riverside
Dennis's USDA ARS Profile
Mapping Soil Salinity at Field Scale Using Geophysical Techniques:
Presentation Slides (PDF Slides 7.68 MB)
Dr. Peggy Mauk
Director of Agricultural Operations and Professor of Extension, University of California, Riverside
Peggy's UCANR Faculty Profile
Strategies in Managing Salinity for Avocado Production:
Presentation Slides (PDF Slides 3.01 MB)
Etaferahu Takele
UCCE Area Farm Management/Agricultural Economist in Southern California, San Bernardino
Etaferahu's UCCE Faculty Profile
High Density Avocado Planting: Impacts on Productivity and Water Cost:
Presentation Slides (PDF Slides 1.36 MB)
Agricultural Economics/Farm Management:
References:
- Avocado Sample Establishment and Production Costs and Profitability Analysis for San Diego and Riverside Counties. (link)
- 2020 Avocado Establishment and Production Costs and Profitability Analysis in High Density Planting. (link)
- Better growing: by Gary Bender. High Density Avocado Production, A Method to Improve Yield Per Acre. (link)
Luis Ramos
Mission Resource Conservation District (RCD), Fallbrook
Luis's Mission RCD Profile
Mission RCD Water Management:
Other Resources:
Irrigation Management -
Cal-Adapt
https://cal-adapt.org/tools/extreme-heat/
CIMAS- California Irrigation Management Information System
http://www.cimis.water.ca.gov/
UCCE- Agricultural Water Quality Home Page
Funding Assistance:
CA Department of Agriculture (CDFA) - Office of Environmental Farming & Innovation
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/
Natural Resource Conservation Service-Environmental Quality Incentives Program (NRCS EQUIP)
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/eqip/
Funding Opportunities Database - UCCE San Diego-Climate Resilient Agriculture Program
https://ucanr.edu/sites/Climate_Resilient_Agriculture/Resources/Funding/
Avocado Irrigation Management:
UCCE - Avocado Irrigation Featured Story
UCCE - Avocado Irrigation Home Page
