Report Land Transitions and Dust in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Jaymin Kwon, Joy Collins Jul 20, 2022 Jul 25, 2022 ... In contrast to the California examples, these lands were typically not taken out of production, but rather were part of rotational fallowing ...
Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 Water-limited cropping is one alternative to fallowing that can improve soil ... As a rotation crop, winter wheat is grown to improve soil structure and to ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Drought and California’s Agriculture By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Josué Medellín-Azuara, Ellen Hanak, John Abatzoglou Apr 13, 2022 Apr 26, 2022 ... Farmers adapt to water shortages by leaving some irrigated cropland unplanted, also known as idling or fallowing land.
blog post Could Rangeland Return to the Central Valley? By Caitlin Peterson Mar 28, 2022 Mar 28, 2022 ... As Central Valley farmers confront the need to fallow some farmland to ... rotational grazing, etc. to increase wildlife habitat and plant ...
blog post Making Federal Farm Support Drought-Smart By Ellen Hanak Mar 29, 2016 Mar 29, 2016 ... Similarly, paying a group of farmers to do rotational fallowing—which means they take turns temporarily fallowing fields—can reduce overall ...