…three-year national pilot project to demonstrate the environmental, agricultural, economic and sociocultural effectiveness and benefits of solar energy systems for pumping irrigation water. The project was designed to encourage the…
California Small Farm Conference Begins This Weekend
…deliver the keynote at the breakfast on Tuesday, March 8th, at 8:00am. Joining her is a panel of farm to fork professionals including: Mary Kimball, executive director, Center for Land-Based…
Agri View: Soil Care
…and irrigation water goes. Water and dissolved solutes flow over the land or into and through the soil. Sustaining plant and animal life – The diversity and productivity of living…
Commodity Classic Underway
…coffee and breakfast pastries are available to reward you for setting the alarm early! Learning Center Sessions are in-depth discussions of current issues and topics that have a direct impact…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…plan each year, starting in 2015. A management plan takes into consideration the contribution of various sources of nitrogen other than fertilizer: nitrates in irrigation water, nitrogen in cover crops…
ACP Education for Northern California
…Resource Center 3091 County Center Drive Auburn, CA 95603 Meeting Agenda: • Statewide Asian citrus psyllid and HLB review • What to expect if a psyllid is found in your…
Connecting Drones in Real Time
…connection to the Verizon LTE network. The XRD includes antennas that pick up high-bandwidth LTE signals in rural areas as though they were in the center of a metropolitan area….
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…fresh food is a little less extreme since a farm stand opened up last September at Wright Stop Plaza, the city’s main transit center. Known simply as The Market, it’s…
Calif. Citrus Growers Turn to Florida and Texas for Huanglongbing Help
…Visalia Convention Center to hear more from the panelists. Grower representatives from CCM and the Citrus Pest Disease Prevention Program, as well as agriculture officials from the California Department of…
Remote Imaging Could Reduce Set Size
Remote imaging could change how irrigation systems are designed, creating smaller blocks and maybe even individual trees. Remote Imaging Could Reduce Set Size UC Cooperative Extension Specialist Emeritus Dr. David…
Sustainability on Consumers’ Minds
…not a result of just one practice. “It has to do with varietal development, planting spacing and irrigation technology. It’s not a single thing that resulted in that,” Humble says….
USDA Invests $25 Million in High-Priority Watersheds to Improve Water Quality
…ranchers. Through NWQI, these partnerships are growing and offering a model for collaborative work in other watersheds. Deadlines for application vary by state. Contact your local USDA Service Center for…
Agri View: Marijuana, a Hot Crop
…by Integral Ecology Research Center, UC Davis, US Forest Service, and the Hoopa Tribe showed that fishers in California were exposed to and killed by anticoagulant rodenticides that were associated…
Commodity Classic Farmer-Focused Topics & Issues Sessions
…of Learning Center Sessions at the 2016 Commodity Classic offers a wide range of topics designed to help farmers become even better in every aspect of their operations. Learning Center…