by vine-admin | Aug 21, 2018 | Agriculture, Featured Stories
George Washington, the father of our country, said it well when he proclaimed he grew “crops to eat and sell” and “crops to replenish the soil.” Generations of farmers follow his footsteps. Cover crops (also known as green manures) are plants primarily grown for the...
by vine-admin | Aug 21, 2018 | Agriculture, Featured Stories
A USDA grant will allow a group of California organic farmers to team up with researchers from the University of California, Chico State and Fresno State to determine whether tilling less soil on the farm will improve production of vegetable crops. The aim is to...
by vine-admin | Aug 14, 2018 | Agriculture, Featured Stories
By Jeannette Warnert originally published in Food Blog by UCANR Farmer Vang Thao has been managing a successful farm south of Fresno for nearly 30 years, producing a spectacular array of vegetables – heirloom tomatoes, purple bell peppers, water spinach, bitter melon,...
by vine-admin | Aug 12, 2018 | Agriculture, Featured Stories, Innovator Spotlight
By Leanna Sweha Wexus Technologies empowers farmers, food processors and others to save money and time by being more energy efficient. Its IoT platform analyzes utility usage and billing data in real time to drive energy and water efficiency while automating,...
by vine-admin | Aug 3, 2018 | Agriculture
By Sarah Henry in Civil Eats The farm manager at the Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz, Reyes approaches agricultural systems from a justice lens.
by vine-admin | Jul 30, 2018 | Agriculture, Technology
By Diane Nelson in Food & Agriculture Seaweed may be the super food dairy cattle need to reduce the amount of methane they burp into the atmosphere. Early results from research at the University of California, Davis, indicate that just a touch of the ocean algae...
