Since we announced last year that we’re scaling our manure-drip-irrigation project thanks to a competitive USDA grant, Sustainable Conservation and our industry partners have been working hard to launch three additional sites to help dairy farmers manage their manure and water use in ways that protect the groundwater they and their communities depend on. Working…
What does a sustainable dairy look like? Brothers Donny and Andy Rollin have been farming their entire lives with that question in mind. Sweet Haven Dairy’s commitment to animal, crop and environmental health make them an ideal candidate for the 2017 Leopold Conservation Award. The Rollin brothers are third-generation dairy farmers who came to…
In California’s dairy-rich San Joaquin Valley, Sustainable Conservation and our longtime industry partner California Ag Solutions (CAS) have worked together for years to make “too good to be true” farming outcomes the new norm.
Congrats to Sustainable Conservation’s Ladi Asgill and California Ag Solutions’ Mike Winemiller for receiving the Farmer Technical Support Innovator Award!
We have an extensive history of partnering with dairies on water quality issues. Thanks to our supporters, even more promising technologies to boost groundwater have emerged.
Learn about and download our study, Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies for California Dairies, prepared to inform CARB’s short-lived climate pollutants strategy.
Check out a slideshow chronicling last week’s Sustainable Conservation & California Ag Solutions hosted CT Coach Tour!
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.
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.
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.
When you think of cow waste, your immediate thoughts probably revolve less around an image and more around a smell. Turns out, cow waste can also power farms – and even homes.
California’s Central Valley is the state’s hotbed for farming. From the milk we drink to the tomatoes we slice into our salads, this region is integral in providing California’s communities with the amazing produce and food we’re all so accustomed to.