Fall 1994 (v6n4)
Organic Farmers' Survey
1993 National organic
Farmers' Survey by the organic farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
is now available for $5 From OFRF, P.O. Box 440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061;
or contact Bob Scowcroft at (408) 426-6606.
Livestock Newsletter
The Grazer's Gazette,
a quarterly newsletter about livestock, pastures and rangeland, is
available from the University of California Cooperative Extension, Mendocino/Lake
Counties. To subscribe, send checks or money orders payable to UC Regents
for $5.00 to: John M. Harper, Livestock/ Natural Resources Advisor,
Mendocino/Lake Counties, Ag. Center/Courthouse, Ukiah, CA 95482p (707)
463-4495.
Citrus Groundwater Publication
Protecting Groundwater
Quality in Citrus Production, 38 pages, 1994, by Chuck Ingels,
SAREP. This book details the seriousness of the groundwater contamination
problem in California, how chemicals move from farms to groundwater, and
the history of nitrogen and weed management in the state's citrus industry.
It presents diverse management strategies for both protecting groundwater
and maintaining yields and fruit quality. Practices discussed include
wellhead protection and creative techniques for managing nitrogen, weeds
and irrigation. The book also provides the most thorough coverage available
about cover cropping in citrus. It examines the limitations of cover cropping
and suggests strategies that can be used to overcome these drawbacks.
To order the book, send check or money order for $5.00, payable to UC
Regents, to ANR Publications, University of California, 6701 San Pablo
Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608-1239, (5 10) 642-2431.
Cover Crop Workgroup Report
Abstracts of research reports
from the first meeting of the UC Cover Crops Workgroup are now available.
The 20-page collection includes information from twenty researchers about
their projects in annual and perennial cropping systems, plant nutrition,
water infiltration, pest management, cover cropping systems and management,
and education. To receive a copy, send checks or money orders for $ 5.00,
payable to UC Regents, to: SAREP (CC Workgroup), University of California,
Davis, CA 95616. To receive the abstracts free through electronic mail
or for questions, contact: Chuck Ingels, perennial cropping systems
analyst/CC Workgroup Chair, SAREP, University of California, Davis, CA
95616, (916) 75 7-3276; fax: (916) 75 73281; e-mail: caingels@ucdavis.edu.
Organic Cost Studies
Two new studies entitled
Production Practices and Sample Costs to Produce Organic Apples for
the Fresh Market-Central Coast, 1993-1994, and Production Practices and
Sample Costs to Produce Organic Apples for the Fresh Market-North Coast,
19931994, are now available from UC Cooperative Extension. The studies
were funded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural
Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (NAPIAP) and by UC SAREP. Contact:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis,
CA 95616; (916) 7529376. The studies are also available in selected Cooperative
Extension offices.
Also recently published is
the Giannini Foundation Information Series No. 94-2, Cultural Practices
and Sample Costs for Organic Vegetable Production on the Central Coast
of California. This publication is available for $10.00 (checks or
money orders payable to UC Regents) from the Division of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, ANR Publications, University of California, 6 701 San
Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608-1239; (510) 6422431. This study replaces
the publication that was previously available from UC Cooperative Extension
entitled Production Practices and Sample Costs for a Diversified Organic
Vegetable Operation in the Central Coast. It has been slightly modified
and condensed, with the regulations for organic commodities section updated.
Drip Irrigation and Fertigation Video
Drip Irrigation and Nitrogen
Fertigation Management of Vegetable Crops, is the second in a series
of new videos produced by CDFA's Fertilizer Research and Education Program
(FREP) to help growers improve their fertilizer and water management to
increase profitability, decrease potential groundwater contamination,
and conserve water. The video, created by University of California Extension
Specialist Tim Hartz, provides the viewer with in-depth information
on crop nitrogen demands, irrigation scheduling, efficient fertigation
programs and uses of fertility and soil moisture monitoring techniques.
Also available is a video
on Best Management Practices (BMP's) for Nitrogen and Water Use. This
video defines and illustrates BMP's and technologies to reduce nitrate
contamination for several crops, and discusses nitrate sensitive areas
in California. Both videos include reference booklets and can be purchased
for $20.00. To obtain a copy, contact: Debbie Scott or Casey
Walsh Cady, FREP, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220
N St., Sacramento, CA 95814,(916) 653-5340 or (916) 654-0574.
Farming near the City
MetroFarm, 576 pages,
1994, by Michael Olson. This book offers farmers a comprehensive
guide for how to earn a substantial income on a small parcel of land in
a metropolitan area. Written for both experienced growers and novices,
the book presents information about technologies used by space-intensive
farmers from around the world. Chapters discuss how to develop a production
and marketing strategy under many different circumstances-full-time or
part-time farming; renting land or owning it; growing small fruits on
prairie bench lands, ornamentals in city neighborhoods, flowers in steep,
wooded hillsides or vegetables in city greenbelts. In addition to more
than 252 charts, illustrations and photos from around the world, the book
also includes 50 practical exercises and 5 chapter-length conversations
with growers. Available for $29.95 (California residents add 7.25% sales
tax), shipping and handling $4.00 per book, from: agAccess, 603 Fourth
St., Davis, CA 95616p (916) 756-7188.
Ecological Horticulture Apprenticeship
The Agroecology Program and
the University of California Extension offer a 6-month residential Apprenticeship
in Ecological Horticulture, April 10-October 13,1995 at the Farm and Gardens,
UC Santa Cruz. The Apprenticeship emphasizes hands-on learning with instruction
in organic horticultural methods (soil fertility, cultivation, composting,
propagation, irrigation, greenhouse management), cultivator requirements
(vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruits), pest and disease considerations
and marketing. Both garden and field-scale production are included. Application
deadline is November 1, 1994. Tuition: $2,200. There will be an attempt
to procure funds for two scholarships to minority/systematically disadvantaged
individuals. Contact: Al Johnson, Apprenticeship Coordinator, Agroecology
Program, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, (408) 459-2321.
Sustainable Agriculture Video
Sustainability.- The Quiet Revolution, a 45-minute educational video (VHS) that government agencies, extension, high school and postsecondary educators can use to promote or stimulate discussion about sustainable agriculture. Seven farm families discuss how they've shaped their operations to be more profitable, socially responsible and environmentally friendly. Produced by the Minnesota Extension Service. To order, send a check or money order for $45.00 payable to University of Minnesota, to: Distribution Center, Room 20, Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Avenue, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, @ 55108-6069. Credit card orders taken at (612) 625-8713.
SAREP Publications
For a complete list of SAREP publications, call (916)752-7556 or send an electronic mail request to bbwetzel@ucdavis.edu.
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