Please join us at one of our California Avocado
Growers Seminar Series.

 

Presented by
California Avocado Society, Inc., California Avocado Commission, and University of California Cooperative Extension

 

Check our previous recordings on YouTube

California Avocado Society Youtube Channel

California Avocado Growers Seminars Series 2023

Scheduled Topics

 

August 2 (9 AM - 12 PM)

Avocado Growers Free Seminar LIVE in the Field at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Topics and Speakers

Organic Certification
Matt Grieshop, Organics Director- Grimm Family Center for Organic Production Research Cal Poly
Irrigation/Fertilizer Injectors
Johnny Rosecrans, Cal Poly Orchard Manager
Pruning
Blake Petrucci, Mission Produce Orchard Manager
Biocontrol/Pests
Brett Chandler, President/General Manager Associates Insectary
Healthy Soils
Charlotte Decock, Soil Scientist- Cal Poly
UCR advanced rootstock selection trial at Cal Poly
Lauren Garner, Plant Scientist – Cal Poly
 
This LIVE Seminar/Workshop is free, but you must *Register-attendance numbers are needed
for reserving the tram space, directions to on-site parking, and updates. Must register by July 31.
 
On the following day, Aug 3, there is the Organic Field Day at Cal Poly which avocado growers might like to attend.

Click here to register for the Seminar

 

June 14

Pollinizers, World Markets, Alternative-Marketing: Staying Profitable

A big thank you to our Speakers

Speakers:

Travis Wolfe - Bee Leaf USA - CEO at Bee Leaf USA Inc.

https://beeleafusa.com/
email: BeeLeafUSA@gmail.com

 

Dr. Gary Bender - Farm Advisor-Emeritus - Pollinizers Presentation

email: benderagconsulting@gmail.com

 

A Panel Discussion on Alternative Marketing Led by Greg Alder - Master Gardener

Panelists:
Nick Krnich of Everdawn Farms
email: nick@everdawnfarms.com
 
Nick Stridsberg, San Gabriel Ranch
email: nickstridsberg@gmail.com
 
Andrew Dickinson, Dickinson Family Farms
Jeff Dickinson, Dickinson Family Farms
https://www.dickinsonfamilyfarms.com/
email: andrew@dickinsonfamilyfarms.com

David Estrella, Limelight Groves
 https://limelightgroves.com/
email: david@limelightgroves.com
 

Click here for June Seminar/Webinar Recording

 

 

 

February 15

Get Down - Fertilizers

A big thank you to our Speakers
 
Dr. Danny Klittich - Director of Agronomy at Mission Produce
And
 Ben Faber - UC Cooperative Extension
 
 Click here for February Seminar/Webinar Recording
 

April 25

WAC (World Avocado Congress) Comes to California

A big thank you to our Speakers

Ali Montazar - Water Adviser for the University of California Cooperative Extension
Water Management Updates

Mary Lu Arpaia - Subtropical Horticulturist at the University of California Cooperative Extension
Genomics and Varieties

Peggy Mauk - Director of Agricultural Operations Professor of Extension
Disease from WAC

Nathan Lurie - President of the California Avocado Society
Latest Technology

Consuelo Fernandez - International Relations/ R&D Manager at Brokaw Nursery
Rootstock and Propagation Updates

Tom Roberts - Entomologist; PCA “Integrated Consulting Entomology”
Pests

Derek Knobel - Asst. V.P. Farming Operations at Leavens Ranches. Past California Avocado Society President
Themes of WAC 2023/ Sustainability

Etaferahu Takele Extension Economist, Area Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension
Some Lessons Learned at the 10th WAC/ Economics and Markets

Click here for April Seminar/Webinar Recording