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Articles and Reports

Cornell University: Climate Smart Farming

Nationwide there are efforts to build climate smart communities. While our North Coast Hub has been working to make this website into a robust, information sharing platform, we came across Cornell's effort. The model is very similar to what we are trying to achieve....

Managing Cover Crops Profitably Manual

The book explores how and why cover crops work and provides a framework for building cover crops into any farming operation. The book covers broader topics such as – crop rotation, managing for pests and weeds, and conservation tillage; while also providing detailed management information for the most commonly used species.

 

COMET Planner for GHG Modeling

Use COMET Planner to easily evaluate greenhouse gas mitigation and/or carbon sequestration benefits on your property.

 

 

 

 

Economic Tools to Assess Costs & Benefits of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices

California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance has a number of tools available for helping to assess vineyard and winery costs and benefits for adopting specific benefits. Please visit their site, link below to download these great tools.

Trunk Disease Management Tool

Dust Mitigation Methods Comparison Tool

Sprayer Decision Tool – Air Blast vs. Electrostatic Sprayers

and more!

 

NRCS Soil Health Assessment Tools Revamped Online

USDA has re-designed its Soil Tools web page, to now serve as a one-stop source for new, leading-edge tools and technologies to help farmers, ranchers, and other land users understand, evaluate and conserve soils. No user ID or password required.
 
The toolbox includes access to:
  • Download up-to-date soil data and maps used for comparing soils over broad areas, make conservation planning and soil evaluation easier
  • Web Soil Survey and other tools that provide the ability to search for soils maps and data by location
  • Soil apps that display and allow users to access data and view interactive maps
  • Calculators for soil texture and water budgeting