Burroughs Family Farms: Pioneering Regenerative Organic Certified Almond Farming
A Q&A-style article featuring Benina Burroughs Montes, managing partner of Burroughs Family Orchards, describing how the fifth-generation family farm became the first Regenerative Organic Certified almond operation in the country, and how their practices — including cover cropping, planned sheep grazing, hedgerows, whole orchard recycling, and a catch-frame harvest system — improve soil health, water […]
Rosie Burroughs — Abundant Year-Round Habitat at Burroughs Family Farm
A Wild Farm Alliance farmer success story featuring Rosie Burroughs, who discusses her farm’s approach to providing year-round wildlife habitat through hedgerows, native plants, and intentional stewardship of farm vegetation in all seasons — supporting pollinators, beneficial insects, and birds alongside organic almond, dairy, and livestock production.
Rosie & Ward Burroughs: Farmer Heroes Building Sustainable, Climate-Resilient Farms in California’s Central Valley
A Farm Aid Farmer Heroes profile of Rosie and Ward Burroughs, who own and operate sustainable organic farms in California’s Central Valley, detailing their commitment to soil health, management intensive grazing, on-farm composting, solar energy, French drain water management systems, and their advocacy for climate-friendly farming through organizations such as CalCAN and WODPA
Full Belly Farm Farmer Profile: Nutrient Management on a Diversified Organic Farm
A detailed farmer profile from UC ANR’s Solution Center for Nutrient Management describing Full Belly Farm’s cover cropping systems (winter oat/vetch mixes and summer Sudan grass/cowpea/buckwheat), compost purchasing and application practices, sheep grazing for soil fertility and residue management, soil testing protocols, and the challenges and tradeoffs of organic nutrient management.
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
Paul Muller of Full Belly Farm: No-Till and Cover Crop Experiments in Regenerative Agriculture
A profile of Paul Muller, co-owner of Full Belly Farm in the Capay Valley, describing his NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant–funded experiments with no-till management, cover crop mixes, and roller-crimping techniques aimed at improving soil health and carbon sequestration.
Balancing Soil Health and Farmer Health
Farmer Funding Opportunities Database
https://caff.org/funding-database/ Find funds for what you need, fast. The funding opportunities database allows you to easily see when grants are open for application, which on-farm activities or subjects they fund, paperwork needed for application, and more.
UC Integrated Pest Management
What we do The University of California Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM) helps residents, growers, land managers, community leaders, and other professional pest managers prevent and solve pest problems with the least unintended impacts on people and their surroundings. The program draws on expertise of University of California scientists to develop and distribute UC’s best […]
Soil Nitrate Quick Test
The soil nitrate quick test is a tool that can help growers make more informed decisions regarding nitrogen management in any number of crops. This page contains resources to guide users in understanding and implementing a soil nitrate quick test, particularly in small grains.