Getting drip to work on dairy facilities with lagoon water is difficult and projects always run into the same issue, issues that were harder this year because of water availability….
The Western View: Keep Water Projects Top of Mind
…overall water picture. But what if the drought goes away this winter – no that’s not likely, or even possible according to the scientists, as we need too much water…
The Science of Soil Health: Nature’s Way of Extracting Minerals from Soil
…provide another, often overlooked benefit to plants. Microbes take in sugars from plant roots and respire carbon dioxide, Dr. Brinton explains, which then combines with the soil water to form…
Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting on September 24, 2015
…hands-on step-by-step training on how to navigate through the program, which aids in fertilizer and water management decisions and record keeping practices. Wi-Fi is available so bring a laptop or…
Fresno County Agricultural Value Sets Record
…of are historic. While we celebrate this record number, we must not forget the crops and people that are withering because of politics that continue to cut off water to…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…willow flycatcher mitigation easement that demonstrates how cattle, wildlife and water management are connected. Conservation practices include riparian plantings, wildlife-friendly water systems and improved irrigation to more efficiently use water…
Helping Dairies Manage Nitrogen
…its project which is trying to figure out how to get the nutrients from lagoon water through drip tape and to their feed crops efficiently. Netafim is a partner in…
Mobile Irrigation Labs Help Save Water
USDAs Natural Resources Conservation Service is making house call site visits to help agricultural producers evaluate the efficiency of their irrigation systems. Mobile Irrigation Labs Help Save Water…
California Farms and WOTUS
They’re trying to regulate even water we don’t have – that’s the word from a California policy expert on the EPA’s new Waters of the US (WOTUS) rule. Hear why…
Fungi Helps Plants During Drought
…only when it comes to water absorption, and showed an example of the water savings at a California Association of Pest Control Advisors education event last month. Water Savings Example…
Making Drip Work on Dairies
…lagoon water. Ray says they’re close to dialing in their system to work reliably without any hiccups, and the last several years have showed great water savings and increased yields….
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
…2014, which requires local governments to form sustainable groundwater agencies that will regulate pumping and recharge to better manage groundwater supplies. “Groundwater acts as a savings account to provide supplies…
Dairy Farmers Explore Options in Feed Supplies
Limited water supplies have reduced production and acreage of California-grown feed crops, but experts say lower corn prices and greater abundance of other feed ingredients have allowed dairy farmers options…
Drought Costs California Agriculture $1.84 Billion and 10,100 Jobs in 2015
…Josué Medellín-Azuara, a water economist with the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. The UC Davis team used computer models and the latest estimates of surface water availability from state…