Posts Tagged: AgRIC

Project Update: The Effect of Almond Shell Mulch on Productivity of Established Alfalfa Fields.

Background of the Project Recent regulations, incentive funding, and the state's goal of reducing organic matter into the waste stream has led to...

Compost Field Meeting

UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis will host a Healthy Soils Program field meeting on compost. The meeting will take place on Thursday,...

Clover Root Curculio in Alfalfa

I have received a couple calls this year from growers and a PCA about root scarring in alfalfa fields. These observations were a bit of a “head...

Organic alfalfa hay cost study released

A new study that outlines costs and returns of establishing and producing organic alfalfa hay has been released by UC Cooperative Extension, the UC...

Vertebrate Pest Management Training Happening This Week

Gophers, ground squirrels, and meadow voles are among the most important pests in California alfalfa fields.  Training in vertebrate pest...

Pocket Gopher Alfalfa Field

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