SWEEP GRANT- Improve Your Water Use Efficiency
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is expecting to launch grant rounds by the end of 2023 to help California farmers increase their water use efficiency. The State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) provides financial assistance in the form of grants (Up to $200,000 per farming entity) to implement irrigation systems that reduce […]
Post-Harvest Irrigation
Post-Harvest Irrigation It is finally here: Harvest season! It is time to collect the product of your hard work. After many months of constant work, stress and having to deal with unexpected events, vacation and family time often becomes the next priorities for many growers. As though, these are as important, if not more, there […]
Using soil tension to measure key states of soil moisture
Often, in science, when things aren’t fully understood, rules are chosen without real evidence. They are created to help give a benchmark to make research possible. These would best be described as “let’s assume” rules. Research only occurs when variables are controlled, but sometimes variables can’t be controlled or even measured with accuracy. In these […]
Cracking Soils Indicate Localized Drought Stress
Why are your soils cracking? Commonly heavy clay soils develop cracks in the dry season as the soil profile dries out. The cracking is simply a matter of expansion and contraction. The clay portions of soils are made up of very fine particles of silicate minerals. These silicate minerals are in the form of thin […]
May Irrigation Stress In Almonds
Mitigating kernel stress during kernel expansion is one of the top priorities for every almond farmer in the state, but as we venture into May this priority can shift to crop protection and field sanitation. Balancing tractor work to apply pesticides with irrigations is more challenging during the month of May due to the increase […]
2021 Roundtable: Practical Knowledge for Practical People
Even if our world has been turned upside down in the latest months, technology has proven to be an area where no slowing down is in sight. To make sure you are in the best position to move forward and embrace change in 2021, we have gather together a virtual table of key experts – […]
