This workshop provided an overview about the Agricultural Resilience Incentive (ARI) Grant Program. Growers and ranchers in Santa Clara County can now apply for ARI grant program funding. Receive up to $30,000 in grant funding for compost and mulch application, and 25 other practices that improve soil health. Click the link below for resources from this workshop.

This webinar discussed rhizosphere effect and priming it. Click the link below for resources from this seminar.

This webinar discussed an updated understanding of non-traditional plant nitrogen acquisition pathways and mechanisms.. Click the link below for resources from this seminar.

This webinar covered the core aspects of organic certification and all that is needed to get and maintain organic certification. Click the link below for resources from this seminar.

This presentation discussed strategies for conserving biodiversity within California agricultural systems. On California produce farms, birds play multiple roles, not only consuming crops and spreading foodborne diseases, but also consuming crop pests. The speaker also outlined his lab’s work striving to find ways to manage California birds and take advantage of the benefits they can provide farmers, while minimizing harms to food production. Click the link below for resources from this seminar.

This seminar focused on strategies, tools and methods commonly utilized in "mechanized" small-scale systems for dealing with crop competitive annual and perennial weeds.  Click the link below for resources from this seminar.

Some high-value crops like strawberries are grown on beds that are covered in plastic mulch to reduce weeds and disease issues and increase yields. But the plastic mulch can create lots of problems with runoff and soil erosion during rainy winter periods. One solution to help solve this environmental problem is to grow cover crops in furrows between beds. Click the link below for resources from this seminar.