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.
Organic Farm System: Phil Foster Ranches
Detailed whole-farm case study covering farm philosophy, soil management, insect pest management, and disease management systems, developed with Western SARE support.
Phil Foster — Hedgerows at Foster Ranch
Profile of hedgerow/insectary plantings for biodiversity and pest control, plus carbon-sequestration benefits; includes an embedded video featuring Dr. Tara Pisani Gareau (Boston College).
Farmer Climate Leader: Phil Foster
Profile of Foster as a “Farmer Climate Leader,” covering soil carbon building, drip irrigation, non-synthetic pest control, and on-farm solar/biodiesel energy.
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.
Healthy Soils Through Whole-Orchard Recycling
Profile of David Viguie (Viguie Farming) using a $38,378 CDFA Healthy Soils Program grant to remove a 28-year-old French prune orchard via whole-orchard recycling (chipping trees back into the soil) and replanting almonds under minimum tillage, cutting GHG emissions and boosting soil carbon.
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.
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.
Nevada Farmers Forum offers farmer-to-farmer learning
Announces the Jan. 23–24, 2026 Nevada Farmers Forum at UNR — workshops on lean farming, organics, livestock, viticulture, floriculture, poultry and more.
University offers agricultural producers help with organic certification and managing summer’s heat
Covers UNR’s Fourth Annual Forum on Farm Resilience (heat management) and the Grow Organic Nevada mentorship program.