IAF invests federal and provincial funds to help the agri- food industry to adapt to change..
This detailed survey was designed to collect information from annual crop growers that would help focus future research and extension efforts regarding the use of cover crops in field and vegetable crop systems. Participants in the survey were...
Home Site Map Calendar Search Contact Us Webmaster University of California Cover Crop Research and Education Summaries 1994-1996 San Benito County cover crop trials Richard Smith Release of Nitrogen
is a free three-times-a-year publication from UC SAREP that reports on program activities including workshops and grants information and issues related to sustainable agriculture. It also includes technical reviews of journal articles, workshop...
Reviewer's Note: This paper describes a valuable and practical method of managing meetings whereby farmers and scientists can collaborate to solve complex problems. This approach is becoming increasingly popular because it can unleash collective...
The inclusion of farmers in the agricultural research and extension process has emerged as a central theme in the development of more sustainable production systems. Though this call for farmer participation has become more widespread, few studies...
ematode-trapping fungi, nematodes, and microbial biomass were quantified in conventionally and organically managed field plots in the Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project at the University of California at Davis. There were four replicate...
Over the past 15 years numerous models have been developed that quantify the influence of the environment and biological factors on disease. By 1997, several public and private weather station networks had been established with over 500 stations...
Description of the SAREP Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) program that links scientists, farmers and others in a collaborative effort to develop and implement alternative practices.
Organic farming advice for farmers in Canada: information and advice on production, growing, marketing and certification of vegetables, grains, livestock, greenhouses and seeds