Tag Archives: Nitrates

Dairy PLUS: Advancing Sustainable Practices to Reduce Nutrient Surpluses and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

| September 24, 2024

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) are now accepting grant applications through the Dairy PLUS program from dairies for the installation of equipment and the implementation of practices that result in long-term methane emissions reductions and nutrient surplus reductions. At Sustainable Conservation, we are committed to […]

Sustainable Conservation and Netafim USA Secure Conservation Innovation Grant to Pilot Subsurface Drip Irrigation System on Almond Crops

| August 20, 2024

Sustainable Conservation, in partnership with Netafim USA, is excited to announce the award of a Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This grant will fund a first-of-its-kind pilot project at De Jager Dairy, where the award-winning Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Dairy Effluent (SDI-E) system will be adapted to irrigate and fertilize almond crops.

Water in a Warming World: Protecting Drinking Water While Replenishing Aquifers

| November 18, 2021

Missed the latest webinar in our Water in a Warming World series? We’ve got you covered with highlights and a full recording of the event. Sustainable Conservation’s Water Program Director Aysha Massell moderated a fantastic panel of experts who discussed how San Joaquin Valley communities are impacted by drinking water issues, the negative and positive potentials of groundwater […]