TABLE OF CONTENTS JULY â?? SEPTEMBER 2010 â?¢ VOLUME 64 NUMBER 3 Research articles 121 California communities deal with conflict and adjustment at the urban - agricultural edge Sokolow et al . Communities in Monterey and Merced counties were studied to understand why edge conflicts develop and how various factors affect levels of discord . 127 Confined facilities create conflicts in San Diego communities Sokolow , Lobo , Hukain COVER : The edges of Los Banos , a city of more than 30,000 in Merced County , are irregular , creating more 129 A new method is used to evaluate the strategic opportunities for urban - agricultural value of Fresno County farmland conflict ( pages 121 , 127 ) . Geographic Schmidt et al . information systems ( GIs ) are being Applying GIS to existing land - assessment practices can serve as a used to more accurately assess land use , aiding in regional planning and model for regional farmland conservation and land - use planning . farmland conservation ( pages 118 , 129 ) . Photo : USDA - NRCS 135 Mitigation techniques reduce sediment in runoff from furrow - irrigated cropland Long et al . PAMtreatments , vegetatedditchesandsedimenttrapsdifferintheir ability to reduce sediments in tailwater in furrow - irrigated crops . 141 Dry - season soil water repellency affects Tahoe Basin infiltration rates News departments Rice and Grismer Measuring rainfall infiltration rates in Tahoe soils is important to 117 Letters understanding runoff and erosion , and protecting lake clarity . 118 Outlook 149 Survey examines the adoption of perceived best Budget cuts threaten the Williamson management practices for almond nutrition Act , Californiaâ??s longstanding Lopus et al . farmland protection program Growers using perceived best practices tend to have larger Sokolow farms ; small growers may face barriers to adoption . Sidebar : Major features of the Williamson Act 155 Distinctive symptoms differentiate four common types of berry shrivel disorder in grape Krasnow et al . Sugar accumulation disorder , bunchstem necrosis , dehydration and sunburn can be distinguished by type and location of fruit damage . Continue receiving California Agriculture ? â?? Dear valued reader : International subscribers should start or renew paid subscriptions at http : / / californiaagriculture . To continue receiving this journal , you must renew now . ucanr.org / subscribe.cfm . Either : problems ? please write us at calag @ ucdavis.edu Goto:http : / / californiaagriculture.ucanr.org / subscribe.cfm â?? Editor Enter your subscriber number ( above your name on the address label ) and fill out the brief questionnaire . â?? Or : Fill out and return the postage - paid postcard on the wrap - per , carefully folding and tearing along the perforations . If you responded already , or started a new subscription in 2010 , you need not renew . http : / / californiaagriculture.ucanr.org â?¢ JULy â?? sEpTEMBER 2010 115