When Diesel Is Expensive: How to Reduce Field-Operation Costs Without Sacrificing the Crop
High diesel prices increase the cost of tillage, fertilizer application, cultivation, spraying, and nearly every trip across the field. Learn how to identify unnecessary passes, combine operations, improve tractor efficiency, and reduce total field-operation cost without compromising crop performance.
Preparing the Farm for a Wet El Niño Winter: What to Do Before the Rain Starts
A wet El Niño winter can increase the risk of saturated soils, nutrient losses, erosion, runoff, and limited field access. Learn practical steps growers can take before, during, and after heavy rain to protect fields and adjust fertility programs.
Growing Organic Lettuce: Better Nitrogen Management, Better Yields, Less Waste
Discover why nitrogen availability during the final 30 days before harvest is critical for organic lettuce yield and quality. Learn how soil testing, better fertilizer timing, and supplemental liquid nitrogen can improve nutrient efficiency while reducing unnecessary applications.
Growing Organic Carrots: Managing the Root Zone for Marketable Yield
Learn how soil structure, stand establishment, irrigation, nitrogen timing, weeds, nematodes, and root diseases affect marketable organic carrot yield.
Organic Cole Crops: Why Nitrogen Timing Matters More Than Total Nitrogen
A practical guide to organic cole crop nutrition: match plant-available nitrogen to crop demand to support productive broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and related crops.
Growing Organic Almonds: Why Timing and Prevention Matter
A practical guide to growing organic almonds: coordinate nitrogen availability, irrigation, vegetation management, pest prevention, and timely harvest to support a productive orchard.