CDFA ACCEPTING CONCEPT PROPOSALS FOR 2014 FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS SACRAMENTO, December 17, 2013 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is…
Balanced Soil Important for Efficiency
Sabrina Hill talks with Senior Marketing Manager for Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer Lonny Smith about soil health. Click to open or download audio report. There’s a lot that goes into efficient…
Dairy Digester Projects Sought
…dairy digester processes cow manure so that the nutrients in it can be used either as a fertilizer or in other ways. California is the largest dairy state in the…
Soil Nutrient Management Seminars Coming Up
…area-specific fertilizer regulations, calcium’s role in nutrient management, and fertigation and nutrient management. Seminars are scheduled in Exeter and Salinas. The Exeter seminar will also feature the topic of nutrient…
OAN Program Helps California Farmers
…2006 Arctic Cat vehicle was stolen in Sutter County. Other missing items this year include John Deer Gators, trailers, metal pipes, fertilizer and just about anything you can imagine. But…
New Regulations Mean More Work
…or nitrates entering the groundwater through agriculture applications. Nitrogen is used as a fertilizer, then absorbs into the soil. Eventually some of that nitrogen enters the groundwater as nitrates. A…
Field Days Coming Up
…Cooperative Extension Auditorium. Growers will learn about weed management in avocados, fertilizer injectors, and fertilizer formulations. You can find more information on all these field days on the UC calendar….
Northern California Field Day
…control. UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Doll is also on the schedule. He’ll talk to growers about the fertilizer needs of young almond trees. The field day is Wednesday…
Study Could Change Fertilizer Use
A study by UC Davis could lead to changes in fertilizer uses and better air quality. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. Researchers with UC Davis…
Calls For Scientific Scrutiny, Regulatory Enforcement, Fees Made at Nitrate Study Workshop
…Nitrate in Groundwater released on March 13, 2012. The report, which focused on groundwater in the Tulare Lake Basin and Salinas Valley aquifers, concluded that agricultural fertilizer applied to cropland…