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Citrus Webinar Series
The Citrus Research Board (CRB), in coordination with the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM), will hold the first and second webinars of the 2021 CRB Webinar Series on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, and Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
One hour of continuing education units through the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) is pending and available for those in attendance at each webinar.
The series will kick-off on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, with Dr. Greg Douhan, Area Citrus Advisor for Cooperative Extension Tulare County, providing an update to the industry. He will be followed by Mandy Zito, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer for Fresno County Department of Agriculture, who will cover laws and regulations pertaining to pesticides, pest control operations, and worker safety that have gone into effect since 2017.
This webinar is approved for 1-hour of “Laws and Regulations” continuing education units from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA).
Click Here to Register for the June 1 Webinar >
On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, Sonia Rios, Area Subtropical Horticulture Advisor for Cooperative Extension Riverside County, will provide an update to the industry. She will be followed by Dr. Sandipa Gautam, Assistant Research Entomologist at the UC Kearney Agricultural Center, who will cover various topics in citrus IPM. She will cover basic California redscale biology and information about selecting insecticides for organic and conventional treatment for Asian citrus psyllid as well as ants and thrips.
This webinar is approved for 1-hour of “Other” continuing education units from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA).
Click Here to Register for the June 8 Webinar >
On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Dr. Ben Faber, Regional Farm Advisor for Cooperative Extension Ventura County, will provide an update to the industry. He will be followed by Casey Creamer, President/CEO of California Citrus Mutual, and Austin Ewell, Executive Director of Blueprint. They will discuss the current state of affairs of surrounding California water, activities of the Water Blueprint, and thoughts on how the citrus industry is positioned to deal with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
This webinar is approved for 1-hour of “Other” continuing education units from Certified Crop Advisor (CCA).
Click Here to Register for the June 15 Webinar >
On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Cindy Fake, Regional Farm Advisor for Cooperative Extension Placer and Nevada Counties, will provide an update to the industry. She will be followed by Dr. Tracy Kahn and Dr. Mike Roose, who will share an update on the results of the multi-location lemon scion and rootstock trials. This will include tree health, tree size, yield per tree and packline data on fruit characteristics.
This webinar is approved for 1-hour of “Other” continuing education units from Certified Crop Advisor (CCA).
Click Here to Register for the June 22 Webinar >
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Which Way Citrus?
UC ANR Cooperative Extension Specialists in Ag and Research Extension (ARE) have ongoing discussions on major topics related to CA ag. All are invited to listen in.
The upcoming ARE Discussions webinar will focus on the economic impact and challenges of the California citrus industry.
Disease pressure and regulatory challenges are persistent issues that growers must address in California's $3.4 billion citrus industry. Join us on Tuesday, May 11th from 10:00-11:30 am (PST), where Dr. Bruce Babcock (Professor of Public Policy, UC Riverside) will provide an overview of the California citrus industry and challenges facing growers, and Dr. Ariel Singerman (Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Florida) will provide insights from the Florida citrus industry and discuss their experiences attempting to control the spread of citrus greening (Huanglongbing) disease.
Register for the webinar here: California Citrus Industry: Economic Impact and Challenges
Ag Expert on Fuller Rose Beetle and CEUs
UC Ag Expert talks about
Fuller rose
beetle (weevil)
Date: January 23, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact: Petr Kosina pkosina@ucanr.edu
Sponsor: UC Ag Experts Talk
Location: Webinar
Event Details
Register in advance for webinar at:
https://ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RIYGPBgkTo6o_hPooWlfmg
Participants of this webinar will receive 1 hour of 'Other' CE units
Note: This webinar has no fee.
Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell, citrus IPM specialist and research entomologist, will discuss the lifecycle, damage to citrus, monitoring, methods of control and export issues associated with Fuller rose beetle. Participants can use the chat function of the webinar to ask questions.
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r107300311.html
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/beetles/fuller_rose_beetle.htm
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UC Ag Experts Talk - Avocado
UC Ag Expert talks about avocado diseases
Following the recent webinar on Citrus Thrips presented by Beth Grafton-Cardwell, a second webinar on Avocado Diseases will be offered in November. Check out the Thrips webinar and if interested enroll in the avocado one.
https://ucanr.edu/sites/ucexpertstalk/Past_Webinars/
or on YouTube
Date: November 14, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact: Petr Kosina pkosina@ucanr.edu
Sponsor: UC Ag Experts Talk
Location: Webinar
Event Details
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__Bj1TCaVSHG6RKg3-ASXuw
Ben Faber, UCCE Ventura Farm Advisor, will talk about avocado diseases. He will cover the identification and biology of root rot, crown rot, bacterial canker, leaf/stem blight, black streak and sun blotch. Then he will discuss the management management practices to prevent these diseases and the chemicals available to treat them. Resistance management tactics will be discussed.
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Credit Worthy Webinars - Citrus/Avocado Pests and Diseases
What Are the Ag Experts Talking About?
| Event Name | Date |
|---|---|
| UC Ag Expert talks about citrus thrips | 10/17/2018 |
What is involved in the webinars?
A series of 1 hour webinars will highlight various pest management and horticultural topics for citrus and avocados. During each session, a UC Expert on the subject will make a presentation and entertain write-in questions via chat during and/or after the presentation. As we develop this program, we may expand to other crops. These programs are open to all, but are geared to those individuals, such as PCAs and Growers who need CEUs.
Topics: pests and diseases of citrus and avocados
What are the topics and how do I register?
Citrus Thrips - October 17, 2018 at 3 pm
Register in advance for this webinar by clicking on the event link above.
Are there Continuing Education units?
When the subject discusses pest or disease management, continuing education units will be requested from DPR (1 unit per session). Participants will pre-register, participate in the webinar and be awarded the unit. The sessions will be recorded and hosted on this web site for future study. However, continuing education units will be awarded only to the participants who attend the live version of the webinar.
Who is involved?
This webinar series is brought to you by Ben Faber (UC ANR Ventura Advisor) and Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell (Depart of Entomology UC Riverside Extension Specialist) with the technical support of Petr Kosina (UC IPM Contect Development Supervisor) and Cheryl Reynolds (UC IPM Interactive Learning Developer).
https://ucanr.edu/sites/ucexpertstalk/
Photo: The mighty citrusthrips - Scirtothrips citri
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