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....
The Use of Mulch and Compost in Vineyards
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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.
Fact Sheets
Tools
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
- 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