This publication provides information on production of broccoli. Information is included on varieties, seeding, irrigation, fertility, pest management, harvesting, packing, and marketing.
This publication provides information on production of lettuce. Information is included on varieties, seeding, irrigation, fertility and pest management.
Blackeye Bean Production in California is a production manual that covers the growth and development of blackeye beans; preplanting decisions such as which cropping system and which plant variety to use; major growing-season activities such as fertilization, irrigation, pest management, and harvesting; and marketing of the crop
Nitrogen management in organic systems is challenging because complex organic forms of nitrogen originating from compost, manures, crop residue, and other organic materials must be converted by microbes into mineral forms of nitrogen to become plant-available. This overview and worksheet will help you estimate a nitrogen budget.
As a California native species, blue elderberry supports a diversity of native pollinators and wildlife and contributes to the conservation of native plant communities. Additionally, it is fast growing and well adapted to many parts of California and also qualifies as a unique and distinctive local product with increasing market demand.
This publication reports on a 2019 research project that involved damage assessment of hemp plants sprayed with a variety of herbicides. Awareness of such herbicide damage could benefit growers who plant hemp in diversified field-crop situations.
Burrowing rodents can cause extensive damage in organic production systems. The three most common species that cause damage are California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus spp.), Pocket Gophers (Thomomys spp.), and the Meadow vole (Microtus spp.)
This publication outlines management within organically acceptable methods using an IPM approach.
Since stock ponds are not flat bottomed, the simplest way to monitor water volume is with a depth-capacity curve showing the total volume stored at various water levels throughout the season. You can use this publication to develop a pond curve, if one is not available for your stock water pond. You'll be walked through the steps needed to develop a pond curve - including data collection, instructions on using an ANR online app to develop your curve, how to determine volume.
California's Sacramento Valley is world renowned as a premier location for sunflower seed production. Hybrid sunflower seed production must follow strict standards to meet California state export mandates for all certified sunflower fields. These include crop rotation, weed and disease control, simultaneous bloom of male and female lines, and field isolation in time and space to ensure varietal purity.This publication addresses all aspects of production for growing certified seed including:Land Selection, Crop Rotation, Seedling Rate and Timing, Pollination, Soil Fertility and FertilizersIrrigation, Pest Management, Abiotic Disorders, Harvesting and Processing, Cleaning, Grading, and Marketing
