Presented by
California Avocado Society, Inc., California Avocado Commission, and University of California Cooperative Extension
Our Next Seminar
March 24, 2026
Avocado Lace Bug
In-person registration for CEUs here
February Seminar's Recording
You can review all of our past recordings available on YouTube.
Avocado Lace Bug
California Avocado Growers Seminars Series 2026
Thanks to all of our Foundation Sponsors Below
Our Next Seminar
March 24 (9 AM - 11 AM)
Avocado Lace Bug
Featuring a talk by
Mark Hoddle
(Professor at UC Riverside)
and
grower/PCA panel
Doors Open at 8:30
We would love to meet you in person at
The United Water Conservation District Offices (1701 N. Lombard ST., Oxnard)
*CEUS are offered for this seminar for in-person attendees only, please bring your license number with you if you need CEUs
If you cannot attend the meeting, register through our Zoom link below
Click here for the Zoom Registration
March 12
Exploring Avocado Growing in the Central Valley
Thank You to all of our Speakers
Dr. Tapan Pathak
"Climate trends in S Joaquín Valley"
Dr. Iñaki Hormaza
"Flowering and pollination in Avocado"
Dr. Ben Faber
"Irrigation and use of berms in Avocado"
Dr. Arnon Dag
"Overhead Cooling in Avocado"
Dr. Mary Lu Arpaia
"Dry Matter and harvest dates"
Recording of this seminar will be available soon
February 10
Pollination
Thank You to all of our Speakers
Inaki Hormaza
(Professor at the Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture in Spain)
"Optimizing Pollination of Avocado"
Hamutahl Cohen
(UC Coopera5ve Extension Advisor, Ventura)
"Identifying non-bee pollinators in Ventura and what practices promote them"
Mary Lu Arpaia Presented for Marllon Soares
(Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Riverside)
"Artificial Pollination"
Fatemeh Khodadi
(Assistant Professor in Extension and Assistant Plant Pathologist, UC Riverside)
“Honeybee surveillance for Avocado Sunblotch Viroid”
Thanks to all of our Foundation Sponsors Below