It’s time to start growing beets for your Fall garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Beets are easy to grow and help to feed the soil. If…
Tricks to Keep Summer Gardens Looking Their Best: Northeast
…evaporate than soak into soil. Some of the August garden chores for Northeast gardeners include picking peppers, herbs, and tomatoes. Pulling annuals that are past their prime and aren’t likely…
Conservation at Work: Benefits of Irrigation Water Management
…is delivered is what the plants actually need. “Our end goal on irrigation water management is for the producer to fully understand what is happening in the soil. So, when…
Researchers Develop Quick and Inexpensive Way to Measure Soil Density
Researchers have developed a quick and inexpensive method for measuring soil density. Determining the weight of a soil sample is simple enough with a scale, but determining the volume can…
Tricks to Keep Summer Gardens Looking Their Best: Pacific Northwest
…produce and flowers by the basketful in the Pacific Northwest. The key to helping plants beat the warmer temps this month is helping keep garden soil consistently moist. For areas…
UCCE Webinar Intends to Help Farmers Raise the Value of California Cotton
…health management approaches. David Lamm, former NRCS National Soil Health Coordinator and now part of the Soil Health Institute in Greensboro, N.C., will share experiences from the Southern U.S. cotton…
USDA NRCS Awards $640,000 to Six in California for Conservation Innovation
…implementation, which benefits soil health, water management, bird habitat, groundwater sustainability, prescriptive grazing, and nitrogen management.” CIG is a voluntary program to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation…
Tricks to Keep Summer Gardens Looking Their Best: Midwest
…raise the mower height. Taller grass will withstand drought better and shades soil, which slows water evaporation. Keep your compost pile moist and remove annuals that have faded and look…
Project Applications Being Accepted for National RCPP
…for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The national RCPP provides funding support for conservation partnerships to improve water quality and reliability, enhance soil health, protect agricultural viability, and support…
Benefits of Growing Sculpit on Your Farm or in Your Garden
…almost can’t go wrong, even if your soil isn’t great. Sculpit is easy to grow because, like a lot of hardy herbs, it’s forgiving and reliable. It seems to thrive…
Soil Health Case Studies Provide Growers with Valuable Insight
…evidence that a grower can invest equipment, time, and money in improving the soil and have a net return.” A total of eight soil health case studies have been produced…
Week in Review: Concerns About AB 2959 and Increases in Farm Complaints
…to inch north as water and soil conditions become even more of an emphasis. The week’s major headlines can be sent directly to your inbox by subscribing to the newsletter….
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 08-05-20
…water projects across the state, and soil health case studies that provide growers with valuable insight. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle…
Pistachios ‘Eat Boron for Breakfast’, Could Be Northern California Option
…has high boron in the soil, high boron in the groundwater, and if you get surface water, there is usually high boron in that as well,” she said. She and…