…leftovers. Glass bottles and plastic jugs can be reused for holding freshwater or homemade drinks. Wastewater is another. Often times, our kitchen wastewater is completely reusable as is. And, the…
NRCS Names Priority Watershed Areas to Receive Financial Assistance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has identified five priority watershed areas to receive resources and support. Through the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI), agricultural producers…
What Plants You Need to Water Before Winter
What plants to water before winter. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Many plants die from dehydration as well as cold winter temperatures. Continue to water trees, shrubs…
Water Accounting Platform is Working Well in Kern County
A relatively new water budgeting platform appears to be working well for producers in Kern County. The Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District (District) has worked with multiple stakeholder partners to…
Friant-Kern Canal Repair Bill – SB 559 – Vetoed by Governor Newsom
…The bill was returned without the Governor’s signature on September 28. “As established in the Water Resilience Portfolio, state agencies are holistically assessing the needs of all of California’s water…
Things, Other Than Plants, to Include in Your Garden
…healthy life cycles with pollinators. Water Barrels are useful for irrigation and can provide shelter for frogs, toads, and lizards working to keep the mosquitoes down. Incorporating compost bins or…
Week in Review: Buyers Weary of Winegrapes, No More Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035
…attractive for agriculture. Growers will have a new resource available to them in 2021 that will help with water management. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive all of the top…
A Few Tips for Moving Plants Indoors for the Winter
…spot any bugs, wash off your plants with a strong spray of water from the hose just in case. You’ll all want to allow plants to acclimate to lower light…
Almond Update: Cover Crop Impresses Grower, Increases Water Retention
…Cover Crop Impresses Grower, Increases Water Retention Find out how to take advantage of cover crop seed assistance programs at Almonds.com. There you can read more about Chris Rishwain’s cover crop story….
The Western View: Honors to A Farmer With A World-Changing Invention
…around a pivot and crops are watered with sprinklers. His first designs were powered by water, but today most are propelled by electric motors and will water about 125 acres….
OpenET Project Seeks to Transform Water Management in the West
…providing a new web application to farmers and water managers for better water management decisions. Using data from satellites and weather stations, OpenET will allow for more accurate tracking of…
NRCS Funds Innovation Through On-Farm Trials of Conservation Systems
…of soil health management systems and practices. The remaining projects focus on irrigation water management, precision agriculture and a variety of management technologies. This year’s awarded projects in California include:…
Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Clean Up the Fall Garden
…by soil life, incorporated into the soil by bugs and micro organisms and bacteria and worms and ants and moles. This adds fertility to the soil and increases water penetration…
Consumers are Driving a Move to More Sustainable Cotton Farming in California
…turned to cover crops and municipal compost to improve water infiltration, soil structure, water retention and increase organic matter. After three years, he added gypsum to improve the soil health….