Soil degradation threatens food security, water resources, biodiversity, and climate resilience. A new article explores its causes, impacts, monitoring methods, and restoration solutions. by Nima Shokri, Mehdi Afshar and Milad Aminzadeh Protecting soil health is essential to achieving the United...
From California Agriculture Since 2016, California’s Healthy Soils Program (HSP) has allocated more than $162 million from cap-and-trade proceeds through...
By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert A recently launched online computer program not only helps producers determine whether irrigation systems are applying water uniformly but can also estimate the cost of wasted energy, water and fertilizer. Dubbed the Distribution Uniformity and...
By Katie Rodriguez, Ag Alert With California facing its second-lowest April snowpack on record and recent warm temperatures triggering early snow melt, farmers anticipate constraints on their irrigation plans, especially those who farm south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta....
By Manola Secaira, Ag Alert Despite a strong start to California’s wet season, snowpack conditions remain below average. A deficient snowpack could mean less water available for summer irrigation, threatening to cut surface water deliveries to farmers. Rainfall at the...
Despite increases in human population and agricultural production, new national data show meaningful progress in reducing nutrient pollution sources across...
By Mark DeGraff, Knee Deep Times If you visit any Bay Area farmers’ market during the dog days of summer, odds are you’ll find bins labeled “dry-farmed tomatoes.” The red, golf-ball sized tomatoes grow and ripen during the summer drought...
