UCCE Ventura staff Dr. Oleg Daugovish, Maren Mochizuki and Julie Newman, UC Davis post-doctorate researcher Lea Corkidi, UCCE Orange County advisor Darren Haver and UC Riverside Extension specialist Donald Merhaut have collaborated on a new publication, “Row Crops Best Management Practices to Protect Water Quality.”  This publication is also available in Spanish entitled, “Prácticas de Cultivo de Hortalizas para Proteger la Calidad del Agua.”

This publication can help growers and land owners comply with conditional waivers for irrigated lands.  The publication focuses on best water management methods that will maintain a higher level of water quality and reduce pollutant impacts.   It includes a questionnaire that growers can use to evaluate their practices and a checklist for assessing and implementing a plan for managing soil, irrigation, fertilizer and pests for a variety sites.

Link to these publications on our website at:

"Row Crops Best Management Practices to Protect Water Quality"  

“Prácticas de Cultivo de Hortalizas para Proteger la Calidad del Agua”

The ANR Catalog should have a hard copy available for sale in the near future.