Sarah E. Light
Agronomy Farm Advisor
142A Garden Hwy, Yuba City, CA 95991
(530) 822-7515 selight@ucanr.edu
About Sarah and her program
Sarah has been serving as the Agronomy Advisor in Sutter, Yuba, and Colusa Counties since 2017. She has a B.A. in Latin American Studies, a dual M.S. in Soil Science and Plant Pathology from Oregon State University, and is fluent in Spanish.
Her research and extension focuses on crop production, nutrient management, soil health, cover crops, water management, and pest management. This website is designed to provide research-based information, updates, and educational resources for farmers, researchers, and others interested in field crop production.
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RECENT PROJECTS:
- The Effect of Almond Shell Mulch Application on Established Alfalfa Fields (PDF, 3.0 MB)
- Cover Cropping in California’s Water Scarce Environments (PDF, 23.5 MB)
- Grazing Soil Health Factsheet 2023 (PDF, 397.92 KB)
- Wheat N-Rich Reference Zone Case Study - Colusa County 2020-2021 (PDF, 377.22 KB)
- Cover Crop Performance in the Sacramento Valley During a Wet Year (2023-2024) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Cover Crop Performance in the Sacramento Valley During a Wet Year (2022-2023) (PDF, 12.5 MB)
Decision Support Tools
"Our web tools feature interactive user experience on a growing number of topics related to the management of soil health in California. To view more decision support tools, click the title above."
The Soil Health Connection
This is Sarah's YouTube channel. The videos focus on interviews with individuals actively working to improve soil health in California’s Sacramento Valley, including farmers, scientists, policy advocates, and farm advisors. Interviewees include farmers, scientists, policy advocates, and farm advisors.
< Watch an episode to learn about soil management practices>