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(The author is Kent D. Olson, Economist, Cooperative Extension, UC Davis; revised by Christie Wyman, Small Farm Center, Cooperative Extension, UC Davis.) Leasing or renting land is important in California agriculture.

Etaferahu (Eta) Takele, Area Farm Management Specialist, University of California, Riverside Cost of production is the dollar value of all your inputs for growing a specific crop.

Mark Gustafson and Curtis Moulton, formerly staff research associates at UC Berkeley A marketing cooperative is an organization owned and operated by a group of farmers who produce similar products.

Adapted by Robert Kasmire, Vegetable Specialist, UC Davis Cooperative Extension, and Christie Wyman, Coordinator, Small Farm Center, UC Davis Cooperative Extension, from Florida Cooperative Extension publication "Vegetable Crop Fact Sheet" by Mark Sherman.

Soil Sampling Soil Tests Fertilizing Vegetables Appendix The authors are H. W.

Pre-irrigation When to irrigate Your soil as an irrigation guide Which irrigation system is best? Sprinklers Sprinklers for starting vegetables How often to sprinkle vegetables How fast should sprinklers apply water?

James F. Thompson, Agricultural Engineer Clay R. Brooks, Development Engineer Agricultural Engineering Extension University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Pedro Ilic, Farm Advisor Cooperative Extension - Fresno County 1720 So. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA 93702 Drawings by: Justin J.

Acknowledgements Labor Intensive Vegetable Crops Type of Tunnels What About Farming And Cultural Practices With Tunnels? Weed Control Are Tunnels For You?

Hunter Johnson, Jr., Extension Vegetable Crops Specialist Emeritus, University of California, Riverside The process of selecting a crop which can be grown for profit is one that should be approached with great care.

Soil tests can reveal nutrient deficiencies you didn't know about. The tests can save you money on fertilizer by pointing out fields high in nutrients. Fields that test high need less fertilizer than other fields.