An innovative workshop on climate-smart agriculture this week emphasized soil health as a key element in carbon sequestration efforts. Several powerhouse organizations and companies hosted the one-of-a-kind event in St. …
Demo Shows Orchard Recycling Options
California producers saw another option for orchard recycling. Organizers said this demonstration aimed to show growers different ways to perform this practice and keep producers thinking about the benefits recycling …
Antibiotic Resistance Can Occur Naturally in Soil Bacteria
By Sandra Avant, USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria in prairie soils that had little or no exposure to human or animal activity. Antibiotics have …
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
Plants need nitrogen to grow, but excess nitrogen – from livestock facilities, septic systems, car exhaust and other sources – that escapes into groundwater and the air can impact the …
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
Despite the growing interest in soil health in many parts of the country, the notion hasn’t captured the imagination of most farmers in California. The Golden State’s lackluster attention to …
Knowing Salt Levels in Water and Soil
As the drought continues, monitoring salt levels in your water and in the soil moisture is important to avoid salinity issues. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef …
DIY Potting Mix
Cathy Isom tells us how we can think outside the garden and create our own potting mix. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk …
Keys (2.0) of Soil Taxonomy available in Spanish
Claves (2.0) de la Taxonomía del Suelo Disponible en Español The 12th edition of the Keys of Soil Taxonomy were recently translated into Spanish, the 11th edition was the first. …
DPR Fumigant Notification Workshops
State Holds Workshops On Fumigant Pesticide Notification, Seeks Ideas on Notification Process The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will hold two workshops to hear ideas from various stakeholder groups …
The Science of Soil Health
In the second chapter of his five-part mini-series, “Bringing the Science of Soil Health Home,” Buz Kloot, Ph.D. tells farmers and gardeners about the five key lessons he’s learned on …
Carbon Offset Could Make OM Incorporation Feasible
Incorporating organic matter (OM) back into the soil can be an expensive endeavor, and research is looking into calculating the carbon offset and that may pay off in the future. …
Agri View: Soil Care
Everett Griner talks about soil care being vital to good farming in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt RamseyNovember …
Increasing Organic Matter in Orchards
Research is showing some big benefits of increasing organic matter in orchard soils and a resent demonstration showed just one way of doing so. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection …
NRCS Video: Profile in Soil Health: David Harold, Part 1
David Harold’s holistic farming approach, based on building soil health through the use of diverse cropping rotations, diverse cover crop species and integrated grazing, is now the cornerstone of his …