Cultivating On-Farm Efficiencies with Drip Irrigation Innovations
Drip irrigation is demonstrating promise as one way dairy farms in California can improve water efficiency and apply on-farm nutrients to crops at the same time.
From our blog: News
Combating Climate Change: Dairies Key in Reducing Methane
Learn about and download our study, Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies for California Dairies, prepared to inform CARB’s short-lived climate pollutants strategy.
First Habitat Restoration Project Approved Under Assembly Bill 2193
Just this month, California Department of Fish and Wildlife formally approved the first AB 2193 effort: a fish passage improvement project in Santa Barbara County.
Third Annual Conservation Tillage Tour Explores Precision, Air Quality, and Water Management
Check out a slideshow chronicling last week’s Sustainable Conservation & California Ag Solutions hosted CT Coach Tour!
2014 Annual Report: Uniting to Help California Thrive
We’re pleased to announce the release of our 2014 annual report! Inside, you’ll find tales of collaboration, innovation, and leadership that speak to the power and role all Californians can play in helping the Golden State thrive.
Dairy Industry Partnership Key to Protecting Tricolors
California is home to more than 90% of all tricolored blackbirds on the planet. But with the state’s wetlands drying up, these birds have made themselves home on Central Valley farms, where they risk being mowed down during harvest season.
PlantRight, Home Depot Team Up to Stem Sale of Invasive Plants
PlantRight has secured key corporate commitments in promoting safe, non-invasive plants, including from more than 200 The Home Depot stores in California.
Growing Momentum for Steelhead Habitat Restoration in Southern California
Populations of endangered Southern California steelhead have declined from historic levels of as many as 45,000 returning adult fish to perhaps fewer than 100 today.
Promoting Drip Irrigation at the 2015 Western United Dairymen Convention
We teamed up with Netafim USA at this year’s Western United Dairymen convention to talk to dairy producers about using liquid manure in drip irrigation systems.
Pilot Project Spurs Grower Interest in Groundwater Recharge
In the midst of a four-year drought, a group of farmers, farm advisors and water managers met to discuss capturing & recharging groundwater basins using floodwater – once the rains begin.
California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
California’s persistent drought has underscored groundwater as a crucial source of water. Unfortunately, groundwater has been drastically over-pumped and the tools needed to manage groundwater effectively haven’t always been available.
Sustainable Conservation Takes on 2015 World Ag Expo
Last week, we teamed up with California Ag Solutions to promote conservation tillage and its benefits at the 2015 World Ag Expo. The annual expo draws over 100,000 national and international visitors every year.