Ventura

By John Krist Chief Executive Officer of the Farm Bureau of Ventura County. Contact him at john@farmbureauvc.com.

CropManage Hands-on Workshop Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision Support to the Field Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 1pm 4:30pm Location: University of California Cooperative Extension 669 County Square Drive, Suite 100, Ventura, CA 93003 Learn how to use CropManage to support irrig...

On Wednesday, March 13th, Dr. Michael Giacopuzzi, DVM (nicknamed Dr. Mike), gave a speech from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. to Ventura County 4-H'ers. Dr.

Los productores hispanoparlantes la conocen como frutilla y es reina entre los consumidores por sabrosa, carnosa y jugosa. Es una baya que tiene una corona de hojas verdes y piel de color rojo encendido, curiosamente es la nica fruta con las semillas en el exterior.

The term climate smart agriculture is a term from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization that refers to the management of agricultural systems to develop resiliency to climate change with a nutrient rich top soil.

Reflections on Water People and Trees Coastal California is a hard environment to decide when to irrigate. Fog and rain vary from season to season and day to day. Depending on the proximity to the coast and elevation, average rainfall in Ventura is about 18 inches.

"We kept our languages hidden," says a host from Central California's Radio Indgena 94.1, "but no longer." The shows appeal to farmers of indigenous origin. Josefino Alvarado, a California farm worker, describes his typical morning picking blueberries at a Ventura County farm.

Hi again! In my first blog post I introduced myself and shared some information about climate smart agriculture. Today, I'd like to share more about what is being done in California and how that relates to the implementation of practices on the ground.

The Nuts and Bolts of Carbon Farming I recently attended a Carbon Farm Plan Training hosting by Restoration Oaks Ranch, the Cachuma Resource Conservation District, and the Carbon Cycle Institute.

Irrigated agriculture must always contend with salts. Five years of drought and its effects can magically disappear, but it will be back again. Low rainfall is the norm for California.