Breathtaking symbiosis… Through respiration, soil microbes provide key benefit to plants, scientist says Just when you thought soil microbes couldn’t possibly be more helpful, Dr. Will Brinton tells us they…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…Riverside County facility’s recycling system reuses 1 million gallons of water per day. Soil moisture sensors are being installed in their container plants to minimize water use. Altman Plants raises…
Helping Plants Draw Moisture From Air
As AgNet West reported before, mycorrhizae is a fungi that lives on plant roots in the soil and branches out to help the plant draw in moisture and nutrients that…
Fungi Helps Plants During Drought
An additive can help Californians through this drought by delivering natural fungi back to the soil. Mycorrhizal Applications LLC is working with the natural fungi that helps plants maximize the…
Medfly Quarantine in Portion of San Diego County
…which originates from naturally-occurring bacteria in soil, in order to eliminate any mated females and reduce the density of the population. Finally, fruit removal will occur within 100 meters of…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review August 14
…this edition of USDA Week In Review: Dealing with drought in Texas, feeding children in Africa, and alternatives to antibiotics. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.fas.usda.gov www.ars.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
All-around Water Quality Declining
As drought conditions continue, the decline in water quality gets exponentially worse for growers across the state with both soil moisture and aquifer water. All-around Water Quality Declining Cooperative Extension…
The Western View: He’s a Farmer
…his environment, which he does everything he can to keep in the best condition to grow his crop, and to keep the soil healthy for his two young sons to…
Checking Soil Profiles Sometimes ‘Best Tool’
Soil profiles can change over time. Advisors are seeing some weak areas in northern California orchards and checking your soil profiles first. Sometimes ‘Best Tool’ Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Emeritus…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Incentives for Greenhouse Gas Reductions
…practices and soil conservation provide opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and further California’s climate adaptation goals, “said Craig McNamara, president of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture….
Nut Tree Yellowing in Northern California
Growers are seeing some abnormal yellowing and lack of growth on nut trees in northern California and the problem could be in the soil. Yellowing Nut Trees Advisors have gotten…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review July 24
…In this edition of USDA Week In Review, a new weight management tool, visitors from Nepal, and man-made wildlife habitats. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.usda.gov/oce/weather/ www.cnpp.usda.gov www.nrcs.usdagov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Almond Orchard Sustainability Lifecycle Study Highlights Greenhouse Gas Benefits, Provides Baseline for Future Goals
…the soil. “Almond orchards capture and store a significant amount of carbon both above and below the surface over their 25-year lifecycle. This carbon storage provides a climate benefit not…
USDA and NASA Expand Efforts in Space and on Earth
Space satellite orbiting the earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. Cathy Isom tells us how the USDA and NASA are using satellites to better monitor soil moisture and…