…as medium or high priority. At the California Irrigation Institute annual meeting in Sacramento, panelists described how SGMA implementation is shaping up in various parts of the state. Tim O’Halloran,…
Almond Board: Irrigation Workshops
In today’s Almond Update, Jenny Nicolau, manager, industry relations for the Almond Board, tells us about upcoming irrigation workshops the Almond Board is having on efficient irrigation and nitrogen use….
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…and taking precision agriculture to a whole new level. The three-year Robot-Assisted Precision Irrigation and Diagnostics (RAPID) project is led by UC Merced robotics Professor Stefano Carpin, UC Berkeley Professor…
Almond Board: Tools for Managing Irrigation
The Almond Board has tools available to help growers with managing irrigation. In this week’s Almond Update, Senior Manager, Irrigation and Water Efficiency, Spencer Cooper tells us about the irrigation…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…planting decisions. As a dryland farmer, he uses no irrigation—only whatever water falls from the sky. Munz said he hoped to have his crop in the ground by the end…
The Western View: EPA, You Got to be Kidding!
…irrigation sources for farms downstream. Some farmers lost crops altogether. Others were able to haul water and save their crop and livestock, at substantial expense. This is also a popular…
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
…demand for irrigation and fertilizer applications while maintaining desired yield and quality performance; Desirable yield, storability, consumer and other value-added quality traits identified and developed for incorporation in new potato…
River-Flow Plan Moves to Written Comment Stage
…Public Utilities Commission, pointed out its agreements with the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts to share Tuolumne River water, and described the San Francisco agency’s water contracts with communities to…
Almond Board: CASP Workshops on Bee Health
…Irrigation Calculator and Nitrogen Calculator, will be given by representatives of SureHarvest, which manages CASP for Almond Board of California (ABC), along with ABC staff. Workshops run from 9 a.m….
Helping Arizona Wheat Growers Maximize Resources
…Arizona wheat producers irrigation and fertilizer practices that maximize yield and grain quality. Bronson and his colleagues grew durum wheat for two years using varying fertilizer and irrigation rates to…
National Chicken Council Calls for Balance between Animal Care, Environmental, Economic Impact in Chicken Production
…year for the chickens to drink (excluding additional irrigation water that would be required to grow the additional feed). Economic Implications If the industry did not produce the additional 1.5…
Almonds, Walnuts Unite in Northern California
…have one on spray-application technology, one on using dendrometers for irrigation management and another on management for navel orangeworm and coddling moth.” Pre-registrtion is not required for the event, but…
Water Action Plan Progress Highlighted
…improve farm irrigation water efficiency, capture stormwater, and otherwise stretch and safeguard supplies. These state bond dollars will leverage additional hundreds of millions of dollars of federal and local investment….
Long Irrigation Aids Phytophthora in Walnuts
Excessive saturation can aid the spread of phytophthora in walnuts. Growers need to manage irrigation carefully to avoid long sets and over-saturation. At the annual Walnut Trade Show, Cooperative Extension…