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Managing Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture

August 13, 2018
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
Managing Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture covers virtually the entire range of soil health topics. Dr Don Reicosky, himself an internationally distinguished soil scientist, has assembled an impressive roster of chapter authors.
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Kelly O’Neill (left), Patrick O’Neill (center) and Jeff Mitchell (right) visiting the CASI NRI Project field in Five Points, CA on August 13, 2018
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Colorado soil health expert visits CASI's NRI field in Five Points!

August 13, 2018
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
August 13, 2018 Patrick O'Neill, certified crop and soil health advisor in the San Luis Valley in Colorado, took time from his busy travel schedule in California to stop by the NRI Project study field and talk with Jeff Mitchell on August 13th 2018.
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Uzbek visitors tour the UC CASI NRI Project field in Five Points, CA
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16 farmers from Uzbekistan visit CASI and the NRI Project in Five Points

August 2, 2018
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
July 31, 2018 News Release Sixteen farmers from the Fergana and Jizzakh regions of Uzbekistan visited five farms and toured the NRI Project in Five Points, CA July 30th and 31st as part of a project sponsored by the World Bank to improve wheat and cotton production in their country through the use o...
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Veteran UC Cooperative Extension Advisor, Dan Munk, of Fresno County, leading discussion of mid-season cotton crop and water management, at the July 24th public field day at Pikalok Farms in Mendota, CA.
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CASI's Munk and Mitchell talk crop and soil management with Sustainable Cotton group in Mendota, CA, July 24, 2018!

July 30, 2018
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
CASI's Dan Munk, UC Advisor in Fresno County, and Jeff Mitchell, Cropping Systems Specialist out of the Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, shared knowledge and experience that they've developed over the years with a highly engaged and interactive group of cotton farmers on July 24th at a public...
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