USFWS: Seeds of change: A Central Valley collaboration for people and pollinators US Fish and Wildlife Service Ecosystems June 19, 2025By Mara Koenig, US Fish & Wildlife Service In the heart of California’s Central Valley – where fertile soil and...
REPORT SUMMARY: Cover Crops in the SGMA Era Report and a New Cover Crop Guidance Document for Growers Maven AgricultureGroundwater NewsReports May 22, 2025Cover crops can play a vital role in protecting and enhancing soil during the off-season or between rows of trees...
AG ALERT: Cover crops offer water-holding benefits Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News July 17, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As farmers statewide prepare for anticipated cutbacks to groundwater under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,...
SJV WATER: Cover crops could enhance groundwater recharge – a lot – but agencies aren’t embracing the concept SJV Water AgricultureGroundwater News May 24, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Cover crops could be an important tool in groundwater management but are being unintentionally disincentivized...
AG ALERT: Farmer demonstrations help promote cover crops Ag Alert Agriculture January 25, 2023By Vicky Boyd Rich Gemperle likes to describe his family’s crop production style as “soft farming,” in which they try...
AG ALERT: Cover crops can capture water, recharge aquifers Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News December 8, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert When a rare heavy rain used to fall on Jim Chew’s Madera County farm, the...
AG ALERT: In praise of cover crops: Farmers tout their benefits Ag Alert Agriculture August 25, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert To cover crop or not to cover crop. That’s a decision based on weighing advantages...
AG ALERT: Cover crops could benefit orchards, specialists say Ag Alert Agriculture May 26, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert Several people who are knowledgeable about cover crops gathered virtually for a webinar presentation on...
