Quenching Garlic’s Thirst in a Four Year Drought
Tony Azevedo, a Knorr Landmark Garlic Farmer, discusses the water-saving irrigation strategies he tested on his garlic crop during California’s four-year drought.
KC Spotlight: Tony Azevedo
Q&A profile of Tony Azevedo, farmer/farm manager at Stone Land Co. near Lemoore — his path into farming, how Westside water regulation has reshaped the business, and his advocacy work on agricultural water rights.
Phil Foster — CSU Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture demo page
In-depth written case study covering Foster’s reduced-tillage NRCS CIG project, compost operation, cover-cropping strategy, hedgerows, and specific equipment used.
Phil Foster’s Introduces Regenerative Practices He Uses on His Farm
Phil Foster walks through the regenerative techniques used at his ranches, tied to his NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant reduced-tillage project.
Tight Times Drive Interest in Irrigation, Fertigation Efficiency
Recap of 50th Almond Conference sessions on irrigation efficiency (remote sensing, distribution-uniformity testing) and fertigation strategies to cut nutrient costs; includes commentary from Tommy Bottoms of Timothy and Viguie Farming/El Molino Farms.
On-Farm Benefits of Healthy Soils
Panel discussion from NCAT’s second Soil Innovations Conference (March 2022) on the practical, on-farm benefits of healthy-soil practices, featuring farmers Christopher Grotegut (Tierra de Esperanza) and Tommy Bottoms (Timothy and Viguie Farming/El Molino Farms), moderated with ATTRA specialist Justin Duncan.
Local food systems get help from University to put healthy food on the table, statewide
Broad roundup of UNR Extension/Experiment Station programs supporting Nevada farmers — drought-tolerant crop research, Nevada Farm Network, apprenticeships, food hubs, tribal agriculture, indoor farming.
The University of Nevada at Reno’s Desert Farming Initiative is promoting climate smart farming practices
Profiles DFI, UNR’s student-run farm, showing how it advances the university’s sustainability mission via climate-smart practices, research, and event support.
Nuss Farms: Family Values
A long-form feature article from The Rooted Journal profiling Nuss Farms and the multigenerational story behind its regenerative transition. Covers five generations of family farming history near Lodi; the asparagus boom and NAFTA-driven collapse; Dave Nuss’s openness to innovation; Tim and Tyler’s return to the farm via The Modern Acre podcast; the 2019 start of […]
The Nuss Family – Farmer’s Footprint Feature
A Farmer’s Footprint farmer feature article profiling the Nuss family’s regenerative transition at Nuss Farms in Lodi, CA. Recounts the pivotal moment when patriarch Dave Nuss attended Kiss the Ground’s Soil Health Academy with Gabe Brown, Allen Williams, and Ray Archuleta, catalyzing the family’s shift away from conventional practices. Describes the brothers’ approach of starting […]