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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “cover crops”

Incentive Programs

Report Looks at Link Between Cover Crops and SGMA

Brian German June 20, 2024Agri-Business, Industry, Water

A recent report highlights the impact that cover crops have on water management in the Central Valley in relation to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Key findings of the …

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cover cropsSustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)water management
Almond Leadership Program

Almond Update: Seeds for Bees Program Accepting Applications

Brian German May 9, 2024Almond Update, Almonds, News from our Sponsors

The Seeds for Bees program from Project Apis M. is currently accepting applications for the 2024-2025 growing season. Stetcyn Maldonado, the program manager, explained that new participants receive up to …

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almond productionalmond updatecover cropsSeeds for Bees program
Incentive Programs

Incentive Programs Helping Cover Crops Thrive in Central Valley

Brian German March 15, 2024Conservation, NRCS, Pistachios, USDA

Incentive programs are a vital component to enable farmers to implement new production approaches in their operations. Vice President of Matoian Brothers, LLC., Richard Matoian explained they have been having …

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conservationcover cropsPistachiossoil healthUSDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS​)
tree nut industry

Blue Diamond USDA Climate-Smart Grant Program Launches

Brian German August 9, 2023Almonds, Industry, Nuts & Grapes

Blue Diamond Growers (BDG) is expanding their sustainability efforts with support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The funding is being made available through USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities …

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Blue Diamond GrowersClimate Smart Agriculturecover cropsPartnerships for Climate-Smart Commoditiessustainability
Almond Leadership Program

Almond Update: Proactively Working to Protect Growers with Pollinator Habitat

Brian German July 6, 2023Almond Update, Almonds, News from our Sponsors

Almond growers have made tremendous strides in providing additional pollinator habitat in their orchards. With certain native bee species and monarch butterflies being considered for “endangered” classification, it could create …

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almond productionalmond updatecover crops
Almond Leadership Program

Almond Update: ‘Benefits Far Outweigh the Cost’ for Cover Crops

Brian German June 29, 2023Almond Update, Almonds, News from our Sponsors

A small grower in Hughson is having some positive experiences with implementing cover crops in the orchard. Donny Hicks said that he has been cover cropping for two years and …

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almond productionalmond updatecover crops

Success with Cover Cropping in Lieu of Heavy Tillage

Brian German June 12, 2023Fruits & Vegetables, Industry, Tomatoes

VP of Environmental Science and Resources at Braga Fresh, Eric Morgan said their cover cropping system in tomatoes is showing promise. The approach has resulted in a sizable decrease in …

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conservation tillagecover cropsprocessing tomatoes
bill

Bill Incentivizes Use of Cover Crops

Dan May 23, 2023Agri-Business, Legislative, This Land of Ours

A new bill would give farmers more incentive to use cover crops. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and several state representatives introduced bipartisan …

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cover cropsSabrina Halvorson
roundup

Seeds for Bees Program Accepting Enrollment Applications

Brian German May 1, 2023Industry, Pollinators

The Seeds for Bees program from Project Apis m. is now open and accepting applications. Enrollment for the 2023-2024 growing season officially began on April 1. The program is aimed …

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cover cropspollinatorsProject Apis m.Seeds for Bees program

Bayer Continues Support of the Next Generation of Ag Leaders

Brian German April 25, 2023Industry

As part of ongoing efforts to provide support to the agricultural industry, Bayer Crop Science co-sponsors the Almond Leadership Program (ALP) with the Almond Board of California. The program helps …

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cover

Ag Order 4.0 Could Double Central Coast Cover Cropping

Brian German March 14, 2023Fruits & Vegetables, Industry, Regulation

Requirements under Ag Order 4.0 could make the practice of cover cropping more necessary for Central Coast growers. Certain types of cover crops can help growers to better manage nitrogen, …

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Ag Order 4.0cover cropsnitrogen

Cover Crops Prove Valuable During Recent Storms

Brian German January 17, 2023Avocado, Fruits & Vegetables, Industry

Cover crops provide a variety of benefits to growers and the recent storm systems that came through California demonstrated multiple advantages. Chris Sayer from Petty Ranch in Ventura County said …

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Avocado Productioncover cropsfloodingwinter storm
Almond Leadership Program

Almond Update: Seeds for Bees Doubles Participation from Last Year

Brian German November 23, 2022Almond Update, Almonds, News from our Sponsors

Participation in the Seeds for Bees program has grown substantially since the last cropping year. The program provides free cover crop seeds for producers, as well as technical assistance. Chief …

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almond productionalmond updatecover cropsSeeds for Bees programsoil health
farmers

Farmers Say Cover Crops Are On 40 Percent of Cropland

Dan November 2, 2022Industry

A look at how farmers are using cover crops. That’s coming up on This land of Ours. A new USDA survey says cover crops are more popular than first thought. …

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cover cropsSabrina Halvorson
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