Field and Row Crops, Agricultural Production

Classification of Conservation Tillage Practices in California Irrigated . . .

Full Title: Classification of Conservation Tillage Practices in California Irrigated Row Crop Systems. Tillage has been practiced for nearly as long as there has been agriculture. New techniques in use now can reduce erosion and soil damage.

Publication Number:: 8364

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Conservation Tillage and Weed Management

"Conservation tillage" is an approach to soil management that balances the short-term need for a profitable crop with the long-term need for sustainably healthy ground.

Publication Number:: 8200

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Covercrops for California Agriculture - PDF

For many agricultural soils, cover crops offer the only means of supplying the organic matter needed to keep the soil in a high state of productivity. Learn how to select an grow the cover crop that is right for your situation.

Publication Number:: 21471

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Cowpea Production: Sample Costs and Benefits as a Summer Cover Crop

Sample costs of production were developed in the Coachella Valley, but can easily be modified to analyze costs, profits, and investments to address individual situations in production areas throughout California.

Publication Number:: 8030

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Drip Irrigation Salinity Management for Row Crops

Furrow and sprinkler irrigation have long been used for California row crops, but drip irrigation now offers a number of advantages, particularly in areas to are subject to excess salts in soil and irrigation water. See if drip is right for your farm.

Publication Number:: 8447

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Drought Tip: Water Quality Guidelines for Vegetable and Row Crops

Salinity can have a detrimental impact on irrigated crops which can be exacerbated under drought conditions. This publication provides salt tolerance guidelines for a variety of vegetable and row crops, based on the long-term use of the given water quali

Publication Number:: 8558

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Establishing Hedgerows on Farms in California

A hedgerow is a border of trees, shrubs, grasses, forbs, rushes, or sedges that surrounds a farm field and can reduce the effects of wind and water erosion, provide habitat for beneficial insects, and more. Find out if a hedgerow is right for your farm.

Publication Number:: 8390

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Genetic Engineering and Pollen Flow

An exploration of potential problems associated with unintended pollen flow from GE plants into other fields of the same crop. Agricultural Biotechnology in California series.

Publication Number:: 8182

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Herbicide Resistance: Definition and Management Strategies

An herbicide ceases to be a useful tool for farmers when its target weeds develop resistance to its effects. This publication helps you understand resistance: what causes it, and how you can slow or prevent its development.

Publication Number:: 8012

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Herbicide Symptoms on Hemp

The introduction of a new crop into a landscape involves certain unknowns, including the risk of pesticide and herbicide drift from neighboring crops. This publication looks at symptoms that could be expected in hemp that has been exposed to specific herbicides that are widely used in a range of crops during the summer hemp growing season.

Publication Number:: 8689

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Irrigated Pasture Production in the Central Valley of California

This is a step-by-step guide to establishing and maintaining irrigated pastures - a mixture of perennial grasses and legumes.

Publication Number:: 21628

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Low-Cost Methods of Measuring Diverted Water

California Water Resources Board rules say you have to measure and report the amount of water you divert from surface waters for farming. Pasture and low-value crops can't cover the cost of commercial measuring tools, but there are cheaper alternatives.

Publication Number:: 8490

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Managing Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds in Glyphosate-Resistant Crops

Glyphosate-resistant crops made farming a lot easier when they first came out, but many weeds have developed resistance. Herbicide-tolerant crops will only work as part of a more comprehensive, Integrated Pest Management plan.

Publication Number:: 8494

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Nematodes: Sugar Beet Management

Nematodes are major pests of sugarbeets in California, and they constrain the use of otherwise desirable acreage for sugarbeet production.

Publication Number:: 3272

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Safflower Production in California - PDF

The requirements for planting and harvesting safflower; also includes guides to managing weeds, insects, and diseases of safflower varieties. With 21 color and 16 black-and-white illustrations.

Publication Number:: 21565E

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Sprinkle Irrigation of Row and Field Crops

This manual gives a practical, in-depth look at sprinkle irrigation in California as used on vegetable crops. Please see the full description below for instructions on downloading an errata for this publication if needed.

Publication Number:: 3527

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Sugarbeet: UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines

Download a free copy of these UC-approved guidelines for pest monitoring techniques, pesticide use, and nonpesticide alternatives -- essential tools for anyone making pest management decisions in the field.

Publication Number:: 3469

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Sunflower Hybrid Seed Production in California

California's Sacramento Valley is world renowned as a premier location for sunflower seed production. This publication addresses all aspects of production for growing certified seed.

Publication Number:: 8638

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Vegetative Filter Strips for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control in Agriculture

Irrigated orchards, vineyards, and row crops have high erosion rates. The vegetative filter strip (VFS) offers one way to control erosion rates and keep soil in the field rather than letting it be carried off site in drainage water.

Publication Number:: 8195

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