…as ending irrigation or applying materials such as zinc sulfate. Helping young trees advance into dormancy can mitigate the risk of WJTD, however, there is still much to learn about…
2020 Plant and Soil Conference Coming Up in Fresno
…conference begins on Tuesday, February 4 and will feature presentations on topics such as cereal crop nitrogen management, subsurface drip irrigation, soil amendments, and water quality regulatory updates. The presentations…
UCANR to Establish First-Ever California Organic Institute
…Janet Napolitano. “California’s organic farmers already benefit from UC ANR’s pest management, irrigation and crop production research, and this partnership with Clif Bar will give UC more capacity to focus…
Almond Matters: Still Time for Preemergent Applications
…its irrigation or ideally it’d be rain – a quarter to half-inch of rain – on top of that preemergent application to activate the herbicide to get it into the…
A Go-To Foundational Fungicide For Tomato Growers
…against diseases. It can be applied to the soil via drip irrigation or by foliar application. Depending on the application method, it can provide control of powdery mildew, anthracnose, target…
Workshop to Address New Climate Reality for Farmers
…strategies for drought, optimizing irrigation water use, and pest control in a changing climate. While the focus will be on farming systems in the area, much of the information that…
Almond Board Fueling Farm of the Future
…Irrigation Improvement Continuum, a roadmap created by irrigation experts that outlines key irrigation management practices and how to achieve increasing levels of precision in each area. Achieving Zero Waste by Using…
USDA Announces Awards to Put Conservation Innovation to Work on U.S. Farms
…The remaining seven projects focus on irrigation water management, precision agriculture and a variety of management technologies. Awardees include: The Soil and Water Conservation Society: Proposes to work with almost 50…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Start-up Challenges and the Importance of Analyzing Data
…which offers an advanced drip irrigation system, works. Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April 3, 2024 Fungicide Resistance Management Minute March 28, 2024 Fungicide Resistance Management Minute March 21,…
Another Increase in Irrigated Lands Regulatory Fees
…program but basically they’re looking at what you’re applying onto the field, how much irrigation water that you’re using on a field, what your yields are,” said McGlothlin. “You basically…
Western View: Will California Take Over PG&E?
…too many times recently. These are the same folks that take our irrigation water to flush out the Bay. For years we were told it was to save a fish….
Realizing the Conservation Benefits of Precision Agriculture
…groundwater recharge, installation of pressurized irrigation systems, installation of solar generation systems, and irrigation technologies for energy efficiency,” said Cameron. “Our diversified farming practices encourage our biological systems to be…
Shasta Dam Project Hits Another Roadblock
…moving ahead with the environmental review it had been conducting pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). WWD is the nation’s largest irrigation district and has been pursuing the…
Efforts to Modernize Endangered Species Act
…cotton, but also impacting irrigation water availability.” The NCC was represented by Dr. Don Parker during the roundtable, where he provided examples of how the ESA is creating unnecessary challenges…