Posts Tagged: irrigation

Irrigation System Testing Available from Yolo and Solano County RCD

With all the rain we're having at the moment, irrigation is likely the last thing on growers' minds, but it's not a bad idea to get an irrigation evaluation scheduled for springtime. Dry conditions can develop relatively quickly in our area and...

Don't wait too long to irrigate your wheat: maintaining yield potential in this winter's dry period

Long dry periods are not uncommon in the Sacramento Valley between January and February. Despite the early season downpours, rainfall for the 2021-22 water year is dropping back to below average (Figure 1), and there is no rain on the near-term horizon....

SWEEP Grant Workshop January 30th, 2019

Join us Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 attheUCCE Yolo County Cooperative Extension Office in Woodland for a workshop on the State Water Efficiency Enhancement Program grant application. UC representatives will be on hand to discuss strategies and...

Rotational Crop Grower Meeting Presentations

For those of you who were not able to make the meeting earlier this month, please feel free to check out the presentations below. Some of the audio for the slides was cut short due to a few technical difficulties, but most of the presentations are...

Looking to upgrade your irrigation system? Monitor your soil moisture? The CDFA SWEEP Grant application period is open. Applications due March 14th

The California Department of Food and Agriculture posted a webinar last week to answer questions for potential State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) applicants. This provides a crash course in the basics related to the SWEEP grant....

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