California relies on groundwater - water stored in underground aquifers and pumped through wells - for up to 41% of water supply in normal years and up to 60% during times of drought. In 2014, the California legislature signed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) with the primary goal…
The Small Farm Program is organizing a series of hands-on, interactive workshops for farmers and ranchers to learn about agritourism. Each series is offered over the course of three sessions, with one series in Fresno County and one series in Glenn County.
Lychee (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The sub-tropical fruit lychee could be a new crop for farmers along California's coast, according to Mark Gaskell, the UC Cooperative Extension advisor to small-scale farmers in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
The category of "Asian vegetables" includes a wide array of Cucurbits, Solanum, Monocots and Legumes that are most popular at ethnic Asian markets. Many of these vegetables are gaining mainstream culinary followings as well.
Janet Caprile Farm Advisor UC Cooperative Extension Contra Costa County Bitter pit is a common problem that shows up in apples just before harvest or, more frequently, after a period of cold storage.
Small Farm News January/February 1992 Fred S. Conte, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis. Adapted from an article by Dr. Conte called, California Aquaculture: Growth Keyed to Diversity and Markets. In World Aquaculture 21(3):33-44,1990.
