…with so much copper, any irrigation system anywhere is a prime target. It isn’t confined to just irrigation and copper. Storage sheds and barns are stuffed with equipment that makes…
Plant Health and Production Workforce Funding from USDA
…developed an irrigation scheduling tool. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve societal challenges. NIFA’s integrated research, education, and extension programs…
ARS Hydrologist Honored for Bringing Accuracy to Soil Moisture Satellite Work
…moisture readings. Precise information about soil moisture specifically impacts crop production by allowing some farmers to change irrigation patterns in response to water availability variations like drought. It allows other…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
Just weeks away from the deadline, counties, irrigation districts, farmers and other entities are finalizing agreements to form locally controlled groundwater sustainability agencies in affected basins across the state. As…
Almond Update: Importance of Water Quality
Water quality and irrigation go hand in hand for almond growers, and Spencer Cooper, Senior Manager of Irrigation and Water Efficiency for the Almond Board of California says it’s important…
$86 Million Available in First Prop 1 Grants
…Building 901 P Street, Hearing Room Sacramento, CA 95814 June 12, 2017, 10:00 AM Fresno Irrigation District 2907 S. Maple Avenue, Boardroom Fresno, CA 93725 June 13, 2017, 1:00 PM…
Almond Matters: Keeping Weeds from New Plantings
…can help a grower manage weeds that will come when irrigation begins. “There aren’t too many available. One of the products we have is Chateau herbicide. The nice thing about…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Calculator
…for nitrogen credits from irrigation water and other sources; so, by hitting one button, growers can produce the Nitrogen Management Plan Worksheet required by coalitions.” SureHarvest works closely with the…
Agri View: Farmers Losses to Thieves
…equipment, irrigation. Things like that which are hard to replace. It isn’t just farmers. Farm equipment dealers are victims too. Imagine cutting a heavy wire fence, hooking up to a…
Community Helps School Garden
…irrigation system in place. Maintenance proved to be difficult and time-consuming to maintain. School leaders and the community have since come together, along with the help of grants and donations…
Agri View: Damaging Weather
…equipment, especially irrigation equipment, will cover years to replace. Finally winter crops and livestock. Add it all up and you see that city homes and mobile home parks are just…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…to,” he said. The bunching could result in other delays. Irrigation districts with small canals and outlets are not able to deliver water to fields all at once, Davis said,…
Agri View: Changing Farm Technology
…fertilizer. Technology tells them exactly how much. And when. One doesn’t have to guess when to turn on the irrigation or how long to run it. Precision is more than…
2017 P.I.E. Program Tour Dates Set
…efficiency and improve yields and fiber quality by: 1) gaining new perspectives in such fundamental practices as land preparation, planting, fertilization, pest control, irrigation and harvesting; and 2) observing diverse…