California Fruit and Vegetable

Tag: Oxnard

  • UC ANR Hosting Irrigation Meeting

    UC Ag and Natural Resources is hosting its 2026 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting for vegetable and berry crop growers. The session will offer cover such topics as basin conditions and groundwater management, stress factors affecting rot development in strawberries, irrigation management tools, impact assessments on nitrogen fertilizer and more.

    The meeting will be held Aug. 19 from 8:20 a.m. to to noon at the United Water Conservation District in Oxnard. Those interested can register here. Click here to view the full agenda. — Story contributed by UC Ag and Natural Resources

  • Fertilization and Irrigation Strategies Tutorial Planned for Strawberry Growers

    UC Ag and Natural Resources is planning a Pre-Plant Fertilization and Establishment Irrigation Strategies for Strawberry Production

    Growers will gather May 21 at Crisalida Berry Farms in Oxnard to go over insights on establishing strawberries with drip tape versus micro sprinklers, irrigation choices and their influence on crop development, practical approaching to improving water and nutrient use efficiency, how to visualize treatments effects on plots and discuss events. Fertilizer strategies like banded, broadcast and no fertilizer will also be discussed.

    Spanish translation will be provided, along with refreshments. Participants including certified crop adivsers will receive two continuing education units.