Tag Archives: sustainable agriculture

Here’s why Central Valley farmers should champion this California climate proposition | Don Cameron in the Fresno Bee

| October 28, 2024

Last week, longtime Sustainable Conservation partner Don Cameron wrote an op-ed in the Fresno Bee encouraging the Central Valley’s agricultural community to support Proposition 4 in the upcoming 2024 election. This critical funding initiative presents historic investment in nature-based solutions to safeguard both natural resources and the communities that rely on them. For Sustainable Conservation, […]

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.

A Soil Health Legacy: Recapping the 2024 Burroughs Family Farms Regenerative Almond Field Day

| April 9, 2024

An almond harvester in the Burroughs Family Farms orchards in Stanislaus County A Soil Health Legacy On February 22nd, Burroughs Family Farms hosted their 3rd annual Regenerative Almond Field Day. Growers, community members, and other agriculture professionals converged on their orchards for a day of discussions, demonstrations, and community building. The bluebird Central Valley winter […]

Park Farming Organics Receives 2023 CA Leopold Conservation Award

| December 11, 2023

Photo: Paolo Vescia The votes have been tallied, and thanks to our esteemed panel of judges, we’re pleased to announce that this year’s California Leopold Conservation Award recipient is Park Farming Organics. Park Farming Organics’ owners, Brian and Jamie Park, and Scott and Ulla Park, were presented with the award during the California Farm Bureau […]