It's Time To Prepare For Planting
CALIFORNIA
Bob Hutmacher
rbhutmacher@ucdavis.edu
Rain and snow patterns were looking good in January, and we continue with some favorable weather patterns as we head toward the 2010 SJV planting season in California. Water supply issues are far from a "done deal" for 2010, so we are still hoping for some better decisions and release of workable amounts of water for California farmers.
Uncertain irrigation water supply situations will likely again result in a range of strategies for pre-plant and early season irrigations, and these will impact irrigation scheduling and strategies for the rest of the growing season.
This "set-up" to the growing season could again make decisions on which fields to plant or fallow, timing of pre-plant irrigations and first post-planting irrigation more difficult. With all of the changes in cropping patterns of the past couple of years, with expansion and contraction of alfalfa, safflower, cotton and small grains acreage, it may be useful to develop some new ideas about where cotton could fit into your production plans.
source : cottonfarming
CALIFORNIA
Bob Hutmacher
rbhutmacher@ucdavis.edu
Rain and snow patterns were looking good in January, and we continue with some favorable weather patterns as we head toward the 2010 SJV planting season in California. Water supply issues are far from a "done deal" for 2010, so we are still hoping for some better decisions and release of workable amounts of water for California farmers.
Uncertain irrigation water supply situations will likely again result in a range of strategies for pre-plant and early season irrigations, and these will impact irrigation scheduling and strategies for the rest of the growing season.
This "set-up" to the growing season could again make decisions on which fields to plant or fallow, timing of pre-plant irrigations and first post-planting irrigation more difficult. With all of the changes in cropping patterns of the past couple of years, with expansion and contraction of alfalfa, safflower, cotton and small grains acreage, it may be useful to develop some new ideas about where cotton could fit into your production plans.
source : cottonfarming
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