AG ALERT: Cover crops offer water-holding benefits Ag Alert News July 17, 2024 117By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As farmers statewide prepare for anticipated cutbacks to groundwater under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,...
AG ALERT: Farmer demonstrations help promote cover crops Ag Alert News 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 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 News 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 News May 26, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert Several people who are knowledgeable about cover crops gathered virtually for a webinar presentation on...