Conservation Agriculture

About 80 Master Gardeners of the UCCE group in El Dorado County came together to learn about the principles and practices of conservation agriculture in a lively discussion with CASI Workgroup Chair, Jeff Mitchell, on June 23rd at the group's monthly meeting in Placerville.

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 10:00 AM T & D Willey Farms, Madera, CA The fourth in our series of five farm visits that are part of the California Farm Demonstration Network will be taking place this Wednesday, June 15th, beginning at 10:00 AM and winding up at about 11:45 AM at the farm of Tom and Den...

CASI chair Jeff Mitchell discusses recent work that was done to evaluate the potential for using precision overhead irrigation for a variety of crops in California's San Joaquin Valley.

We would like to let you know about the formation of the California Farm Demonstration Evaluation Network, - a grassroots, locally-based effort that has been developed by farmers throughout the State, the Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation (CASI) Center, the USDA Natural Resources Conservat...

The link to the Farmer Fred KSTE 650 AM Cap Radio program that was broadcast on Sunday, June 5th, is provided here. https://twitter.