Organic growers face a challenge to delivering precise levels of fertilizer to their cool season vegetable crops because levels of nitrogen made available from the soil and from the organic fertilizers are complex and difficult to produce. Having an answer may be increasingly important. That’s because the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board has adopted rules that will allow growers to apply only limited amounts of nitrogen over and above what is removed with th

December 7, 2022 - When state policies are established telling farmers how to farm and what methodologies to use, there can be disastrous consequences. Organic farming policies established in Sri Lanka that banned use of synthetic fertilizers recently led to the collapse of the country’s food system, resulting in crop failures and far fewer nutritious offerings. Two California agencies are now highlighting paths to reach carbon-neutrality goals to mitigate climate change by d