…and soil. This will decrease flooding, increase infiltration into the groundwater, and reduce the amount of trash and pollutants, such as PCBs and mercury, that reach the bay. The City…
Farm Organizations Challenge Dannon and Other Food Companies
…water, and prevent the loss of soil to erosion. Taking away this technology is akin to turning back the clock and using outdated 20th century technology to run a business….
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
…open spaces of our world. These lands are important for livestock production, habitat for wildlife, soil and water conservation, recreation, and conservation of biological diversity. In the face of variable…
Demo Shows Orchard Recycling Options
…can have in their orchards. A University of California Cooperative Extension orchard recycling demonstration showed growers another way of incorporating organic matter back into their soil. Farm Advisor Brent Holtz…
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…struggle with declining acreage. Super-high-density olive varieties, which allow the fruit to be harvested by machine, now produce most of the state’s olive oil and make up the vast majority…
Taking the Melodrama out of Almond Orchard Recycling
…into shreds and incorporating the wood into the soil. Researchers are now considering a less dramatic approach to removing an old orchard and incorporating the wood chips into the soil…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
…and used in California. This pesticide, commonly known by the brand name Telone, is used to control insects, nematodes and other organisms in the soil that threaten a variety of…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…in this collaborative to bring sustainability work to a larger scale. In its launch, the MRCC announced it will support and build out current programs that seek to improve soil…
Importance of Accurate Evapotranspiration
…for your precise growing location. “So evapotranspiration takes into account the amount of water that’s lost from the landscape by evaporation from the soil surface, or any surface, and the…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
…rain than snow. Record warm temperatures created an early and below-average runoff that was in large part absorbed by parched soil before ever reaching the State’s reservoirs. The water content…
Sacramento Valley Rice Harvest Accelerates
…the seeds shatter easily and can stay in the soil for many years. Though levels of infestations are still low, current rice herbicides are ineffective at controlling the weed. Red…
Two New Berries for You
…of Agriculture (USDA) botanist Frederick Coville discovered that blueberry bushes require moist, acidic soil to thrive. In 1916, exactly a century ago, the first commercially cultivated crop of highbush blueberries…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
…program in organic agriculture. Another award of $1.9 million will go to the Regents of the University of California to conduct a multi-regional analysis on soil health and food safety…
Antibiotic Resistance Can Occur Naturally in Soil Bacteria
…soils have measurable amounts of bacteria with antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic-resistant genes found in soils where manure was deposited by animals can provide valuable information about what is…