Tag: The California Avocado Society

  • California Avocado Society Annual Meeting

    The California Avocado Society’s Annual Meeting will take place in person on Thursday, November 3 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and feature a keynote speaker and three presentations.

    The event will include the following:

    • Bob Lucy, Keynote Speaker — The Past, Present and Future of California Avocados
    • Brad Adams, Irrometer Co. — Why Not Ask the Tree How Much Water is Needed with Root Zone Water Measurement?
    • Dan Grant and Consuelo Fernandez, Brokaw Nursery — New Rootstocks’ Performance and High Density or Conventional Plantings
    • Eddie Grangetto, Grangettos — Common Sense Approach to Growing Avocados

    The meeting will beheld at the Pauma Band of Mission Indians Ellis Ranch located at 18162 CA-76, Pauma Valley, California. Registrations prior to October 27 are $35 for members and $45 for non-members. Registrations at the event are $55. Fee includes lunch and a CAS hat. Interested participants may register online or via mail. If registering by mail, registration fees should be sent to CAS, P.O. Box 4205, Ventura, CA, 93007. Please include a list of attendees’ names if you register by mail.

  • CA Avocado Disease Management Webinar, FEB. 16

    The California Avocado Society, California Avocado Commission and UC Cooperative Extension are hosting a free online Grower Webinar: Avocado Disease Management session on Wednesday, February 16 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

    The webinar is designed to provide growers and grove managers with information concerning management strategies for diseases that California avocado trees are prone to. The online seminar will cover:

    • Approaches to combating avocado root rot, including pesticide management
    • The availability of a new chemical to manage Phytophthora
    • Other chemical and horticultural practices related to disease management in California avocado groves

    The presenters include Dr. Ben Faber, Crops Advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension, and Dakota Camino, PCA with Syngenta.

    Online registration for the webinar is now available.