Soils and Nutrients

On the Soil Horizon

Research and extension info on soil quality and nutrient management in the San Joaquin Valley
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Summer 2022

June 28th, 2022
*Practical Considerations Around Growing Cover Crops in the San Joaquin Valley *Hollingsworth Shifting Focus from Soils to Grapes *Waste Not, Want Not-Monitor Nitrogen in Fall-Applied Compost...
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Spring 2022

March 17th, 2022
*Upcoming Events *Cover Crop Field Day *Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day...
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Winter 2021

December 10th, 2021
*Cover Cropping in the Southern San Joaquin Valley *Crop Manage *Cover Cropping Workshop Announcement...
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Fall 2021

September 3rd, 2021
*Properties of Manure as a Nitrogen Fertilizer *Irrigation and Nutrient Management Workshop *Annual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day...
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Summer 2021

July 21st, 2021
*Clay Soil *Interpreting Soil Water Content *Recorded Cover Crop Webinars...
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Spring 2021

April 5th, 2021
*New UCCE Farm Advisors *Conservation Buffers *Sandy Soils *Upcoming Events...
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Cover Crops Meeting

December 3rd, 2020
Interested in learning more about cover crops? Attend a Zoom meeting hosted by the Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation District on Monday December 7th, or an in-person demonstration on Tuesday December 8th. To get the Zoom links for the meeting email joyhollingsworth@ucanr.edu.
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Fall 2020

September 9th, 2020
*Needs Assessment Summary *4R Fertilizer Management and Nutrient Stewardship *September Announcements and Events...
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