2008

Volume 9 Issue 1 - Fall     (HTML or PDF)

Grower panel: How local farmers cope with soaring energy costs Cover crops and conservation tillage increase mycorrhizal colonization of corn and tomato roots Harvest at Russell Ranch

Volume 8 Issue 3 - Summer     (HTML or PDF)

Effects of Agricultural Management on Nematode – Mite Assemblages Studies suggest they provide information on soil health, fertility Resource use reduction from conservation tillage June 17 Russell Ranch/SAFS field day

Volume 8 Issue 2 - Winter/Spring     (HTML or PDF)

Temperature effect on runoff and dissolved organic carbon in furrow irrigation system California agriculture’s role in addressing climate change

2007

Volume 8 Issue 1 - Fall (HTML  or PDF)

Weed control and yield of processing tomatoes with different irrigation, tillage, and herbicide systems SAFS field day grower panel: On-farm energy-saving practices

Volume 7 Issue 3 - Summer (HTML  or PDF)

Putting a value on environmental services, quality Effects of alternative agricultural practices on pesticide detection, concentration in runoff water Taking it to the farm: SAFS field day June 22, 2007

Volume 7 Issue 2 - Winter/Spring       (HTML or PDF)

Equipment options: emphasis on reducing energy consumption Subsurface drip irrigation, cover crops and conservation tillage effects on greenhouse gas emissions New Rotations

2006

Volume 7 Issue 1 - Fall     (HTML or PDF)

Weed control in conservation tillage systems Part II: Growers review winter cover crops, conservation tillage Looking Ahead

Volume 6 Issue 3 - Summer       (HTML or PDF)

Ecological and economic indicators for sustainability Growers review winter cover crops, conservation tillage Conservation Tillage Field Day, Thursday, June 22, 2006

Volume 6 Issue 2 - Winter/Spring       (HTML or PDF)

Long-term comparison of yield and nitrogen use in organic, winter legume cover crop and conventional farming systems Can winter cover cropping improve water quality of tail-water discharge?

2005

Volume 6 Issue 1 - Fall       (HTML or PDF)

Managing the soil food web in legume-vegetable rotations Sustainable ag research highlights differences among water conservation management practices

Volume 5 Issue 3 - Spring/Summer       (HTML or PDF)

SAFS Field Day, Thursday June 23 Economic performance of sustainable farming practices Are alternative agricultural management practices right for water runoff?

Volume 5 Issue 2 - Spring       (HTML or PDF)

SAFS tillage systems comparison – 2004 yield results Grower Panel: Crop/system diversity is important

2004

Volume 5 Issue 1 - Fall       (HTML or PDF)

Cover/cash crops in tillage systems

Volume 4 Issue 2-3 - Spring       (PDF)

Cover crops, tillage & soil food webs

2003

Volume 4 Issue 1 - December       (PDF)

SAFS Past, Present, Future

1998

Volume 2 Issue 2 - March       (PDF)

Weed Management in Organic and Low-Input Farming Systems

Volume 2 Issue 1 - January       (PDF)

Evaluating Soil Quality in Organic, Low-Input, and Conventional Farming Systems

1997

Volume 1 Issue 4 - September       (PDF)

Economic Viability of Organic and Low Input Farming Systems

Volume 1 Issue 3 - June       (PDF)

Pesticide Use Reduced by 50-100% in Low Input and Organic Farming Systems

Volume 1 Issue 2 - January       (PDF)

Low Input Corn Production - SAFS Results SAFS Outreach and Education

1996

Volume 1 Issue 1 - August       (PDF)

Introduction to the SAFS Project The Original World Wide Web - Soil Biology