Turkovich is Agriculturalist of the Year
A feature article from the Winters Express (published February 26, 2024) profiling Tony Turkovich, named the 2024 Yolo County Farm Bureau Agriculturalist of the Year — the top agricultural honor in California. Turkovich is co-owner and general manager of Button & Turkovich LLC, a large farming operation in Winters. The article covers his 50-year partnership […]
Ferrington Vineyard Field Trial – North Coast Soil Hub
A detailed field trial profile page from the North Coast Soil Hub documenting the multi-year replicated cover crop and tillage management trial at Ferrington Vineyard in Boonville, Anderson Valley. Covers the vineyard’s background (167 acres, ~76 acres in vines, 63 acres of sheep-grazed oak-grassland hillsides), the trial design comparing multiple plant cover systems and tillage […]
Vineyard Field Trial Insights: Plant Cover Systems and Soil Health
A North Coast Soil Hub news/update post (published January 23, 2024) summarizing highlights from the Ferrington Vineyard Field Trial in Mendocino County. Links to a downloadable PDF of the October 2022 Ferrington Vineyard Field Trial Summary, which documents findings from a replicated field trial comparing cover crop and tillage management approaches and their effects on […]
Unruh Walnut Farms – Colusa County, California: A Soil Health Academy Case Study
An in-depth producer case study profiling Daniel and Rachelle Unruh’s 193-acre Chandler walnut orchard near Princeton, CA. Covers their transition from conventional to regenerative production starting in 2013, driven by an intractable nematode problem, and details their practices: diverse cover crop mixes (including mustard for nematode suppression), no-till, reduced synthetic nitrogen, pheromone mating disruption for […]
Diversified Drought-Tolerant Silvopasture in Oak Savanna Rangeland: PT Ranch Producer Case Study
A producer case study profiling PT Ranch in Ione, CA, documenting how ranch manager Molly Taylor implemented four silvopasture systems — a fruit orchard, pig fodder bank, olive orchard, and irrigated pasture hedgerows — to restore native oak savanna, sequester carbon, and diversify farm income through integrated tree-livestock systems.
Full Belly Farm: A Model for Water Conservation and Innovation During Drought
A blog post from EDF’s Growing Returns series examining how Full Belly Farm uses voluntary conservation measures — including compost application, cover cropping, crop rotation, drip irrigation, and pollinator habitat planting — to build soil health and groundwater resilience during California drought conditions
USDA California Climate Hub — Full Belly Farm Case Study
A USDA California Climate Hub case study walking through a five-step adaptation planning framework as applied to Full Belly Farm in Yolo County, covering climate change projections for the Capay Valley region and the farm’s practices for building soil health, diversifying crops, and reducing reliance on the electrical grid
Saralee’s Vineyard
Saralee’s Vineyard launched a compost and tillage field trial in 2018, initially funded for three years through a grant from the Healthy Soils Program, coordinated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. After the grant period ended, Jackson Family Wines committed to continuing the trial to monitor long-term changes in soil health, working in […]
Full Belly Farm
Full Belly Farm is a certified organic farm located in the beautiful Capay Valley of northern California. We are committed to fostering sustainability on all levels, from fertility in our soil and care for the environment, to stable employment for our farm workers. We strive to be good stewards of this farm, so that this […]