Below is a collection of upcoming seminars and training opportunities that may be of interest to California avocado growers.
Training
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May 14, 2025
On June 3, the California Avocado Society will host an Innovations and Insights field day from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Limoneira Ranch located in Santa Paula, CA. Presentations will take place in the field and be followed by a catered lunch.
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May 8, 2025
California avocado growers living in San Diego County are encouraged to attend the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation program’s Forum for Cultivating Solutions. The event is designed to identify solutions to the economic challenges faced by agricultural producers in this region.
Apr 30, 2025
The California Avocado Commission will host a grower field day on Tuesday, May 20 at the Pine Tree Ranch demonstration grove that will focus on the new online irrigation calculator, rootstock trial results and pruning strategies.
Apr 14, 2025
On June 17, the University of California Cooperative Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources department is hosting a comprehensive Avocado Irrigation Workshop from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. The seminar will take place at the San Diego Farm Bureau located at 420 South Broadway, Escondido, CA.
Apr 9, 2025
The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Produce Safety Technical Assistance Program helps operations reach PSR compliance and is hosting a PSA Grower Training on May 22.
Apr 1, 2025
On Wednesday, April 16 the California Avocado Society is hosting a two-hour seminar entitled, Water Knowledge is Power Knowledge.
Feb 16, 2025
To assist agricultural operations in implementing the revised Pre-harvest Agricultural Water (Subpart E) rule in the Food Safety Modernization Act, several webinars are available. Of note, the revised portion of this rule has moved from an emphasis on testing pre-harvest water to performing an agricultural water assessment.
Feb 13, 2025
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources department is hosting a one-day Vertebrate Pest Conference Seminar Series on February 20
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Jan 21, 2025
CAC's winter grower field day will focus on the new mandatory guidelines for Irrigation and Nutrition Management Plans, review common pests and include pruning demonstrations.
Jan 16, 2025
The Agricultural Pass Program provides members of agricultural operations with access to restricted areas during or following a natural disaster to care for livestock, maintain irrigation access, access property/facilities that are part of the operation and transport/deliver necessary equipment for irrigation systems.