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Irrigation
Answering the “How-To” Questions About Groundwater Recharge
Terra Nova Ranch General Manager Don Cameron knew groundwater availability was going to be a problem more than…
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Category: Soils
Soils
Take Steps to Improve the Soil Microbiome, Particularly in Dry Conditions
Well, to quote an old Barry Manilow song, “It looks like we made it.” However, we didn’t lose…
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Cover Crop
Under the Soil Surface: Cover Crops, Microbes, and Soil Health
Agricultural practices that enhance and protect soil health have gained considerable attention. Among these, cover cropping stands out…
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Soils
Decisions, Decisions: Producers Who Removed Orchards Mull Their Next Options
So you’ve pulled out your old orchard, now what? Many tree nut producers are asking themselves that same…
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Soils
Working the Soil Sample Report Puzzle
When we look at soil tests and try to make sense of it all, it often seems like…
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Soils
BIOS Walnut Orchard Focuses on Whole-Farm Approach to Fertility
A field day held in a San Joaquin County walnut and cherry orchard highlighted the system-based approach Franz…
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Soils
Trial Aims to Show Biochar Contributions to Soil, Tree Health
Biochar, a dark, dusty product of pyrolysis, is not exactly a crop nutrient, but a form of soil…
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Soils
Inoculate Soil Year-Round to Build Up Long-Term Defense
We get busy. Full stop. Life happens, and it’s June. Every year, I look back now and take…
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Soils
Get Calcium Right This Year for Cleaner Soils and Heavier Crops
Well, well, well. Two years in a row of above-average rainfall? “Toto, I don’t think we are in…
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Soils
Regenerative Orchard Management
Agricultural resiliency is the land’s ability to maintain productivity and provide ecosystem services regardless of changing and often…
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