We will feature different farmers discussing their nutrient management efforts around their farm to feature innovative, creative, and high quality practices.
Nutrient management is critical in order to increase or maintain crop yields. Learn about crop needs throughout a growing season and ensuring high soil fertility. Read more. Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas produced by microbes that live in the soil.
Full Belly Farm is a diversified organic farm in the Capay Valley that produces over 80 different crops, from vegetables, fruits, and nuts to cut flowers, eggs and wool.
Agricultural nutrient management can employ many complicated terms. Our growing glossary will provide background information on frequently used terminology. There are also many other useful glossaries on nutrient management and climate change related themes listed in our references section.
Tom Rogers and his brother Dan are almond growers in Madera, California. They farm 175 acres on a ranch that has been in the family for three generations. In 1916, their grandparents purchased the property as a dairy and dry-land farming operation.
Scott Park farms about 1500 acres in Meridian, California. He currently leases and owns 22 separate fields, which are all certified organic by California Certified Organic Farmers.
Charlie Starr grew up around vineyards; today, together with his father and father-in-law, the family oversees around 100 acres of vines in Acampo, California.
CropManage - A comprehensive irrigation and nutrient management decision support tool that utilizes CIMIS and UC research to calculate crop-specific fertilizer and irrigation needs. For guidelines and updates, visit the CropManage Blog.
Tim Hartz - UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis Gene Miyao - UC Farm Advisor, Yolo County Marsha Campbell Mathews - UC Farm Advisor, Stanislaus County Scott Park - Farmer, Park Farms Rick Martinez - Farmer, Triad Farms Michael Turkovich - Farmer, Button and Turkovich Ranch Frank Muller - F...
Overview Common cover crops of California Potential benefits and tradeoffs Yield Soil Organic Matter Nitrogen management Water conservation and quality Greenhouse gases Weeds, pests and diseases Management considerations References A cover crop can be any non-cash crop grown in addition to the prima...
