…of conservation priorities. The list also includes prescribed grazing, mulching, nutrient management, and upland wildlife habitat management. Forest stand improvement, pest conservation management, along with residue and tillage management are…
Still Time to Participate in the Annual Latino Farmer Conference
…only will the event be held online this year, but it is taking place over three days. The webinar conference began last week, with discussions on soil health, nutrient management,…
NRCS California Announces New State Water Quality Specialist
…conservation priorities on private lands. Her work has often focused on promoting practices like nutrient management, cover crop adoption, and erosion and sediment control which protect water quality. “We will…
Grow Edible, Culinary, and Medicinal Herbs in a Windowsill Garden
…watering needs. Some potential problems to watch for: nutrient and light deficiencies. And, cross contamination, if multiple plants are placed in close proximity. Try to companion plant with beneficial symbiotic…
Tool to Quantify Soil Health Benefits Available from AFT
…benefits of soil health conservation practices. The practices include no-till or reduced tillage, cover cropping, nutrient management, and conservation crop rotation. The tool presents the net economic benefits in a…
Final EQIP Rule Announced with New Enhancements
…will also have a reduction to matching requirements. Soil health, weather, and drought resistance have been highlighted as national priorities. Modifications were also made to Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP)…
Why Cucumber and Squash Leaves Turn Yellow
…a watering problem. That means you’re either giving your plant too much or too little water. Another reason could be nutrient deficiency. Plants require an array of nutrients, which makes…
UC Cooperative Extension and Colusa RCD launch ‘Soil Health Connection’
…already released episodes touching on the connections between soils and economics, agroecology, nutrient management, conservation, regenerative agriculture and more. Featured guests from a multitude of backgrounds help capture differing perspectives…
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
…managed vegetable cropping systems is extraordinarily challenging. Often conservation practices cannot be effectively implemented due to operational barriers, resulting in very low rates of adoption. By demonstrating nutrient management strategies…
California Dairy Conservation Detailed in Recent Report
…resulted in greater nutrient-use efficiency. While utilizing less water than flood-irrigation, most of the manure SDI fields in the report produced similar yields. based on the median per-acre results from…
Soil Health Case Studies Provide Growers with Valuable Insight
…focus on the adoption of practices such as nutrient management, cover crop planting, compost application, and mulching. The case studies showed that the adoption of various soil health practices provided…
AB 2959 Raises Concern for Industry Members and Air Quality Specialists
…quite concerned about that because what our ruminant livestock is able to do is recycle and even upcycle the nutrients that are generally wasted – that are generally going to…
CDFA Selects 20 Demonstration Projects for Healthy Soils Program
…demonstrated as part of the Demonstration Projects include cover cropping, compost application, nutrient management, alley cropping, and hedgerow implementation. The conservation management practices that will be demonstrated by the various…
Industry Input Needed for Agronomic Survey to Assist UCCE
…and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor covering Fresno, Kings, and Tulare Counties. “It can help tell us whether or not we’re on target with our efforts. It can tell us where…