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View article: The key role of local and global farmer networks in the development of conservation agriculture in California
The key role of local and global farmer networks in the development of conservation agriculture in California Open
This article chronicles the history of California's Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation (CASI) Center and how it has increased agricultural sustainability in the San Joaquin Valley, a major production area for the United States, by…
View article: Nitrogen mineralization from soil organic matter under field conditions in California soils
Nitrogen mineralization from soil organic matter under field conditions in California soils Open
One approach to achieving high nitrogen (N) use efficiencies in crop production is to accurately estimate site‐specific non‐fertilizer N sources, including N mineralization from soil organic matter (SOM). In the present study, an N balance…
View article: Setting research and extension priorities for agronomic crops in California
Setting research and extension priorities for agronomic crops in California Open
Agronomic crop production in California, including grains and animal feed, faces multiple challenges that could be addressed by extension support. This means that extension services need to understand priorities for using their limited res…
View article: No-tillage, surface residue retention, and cover crops improved San Joaquin Valley soil health in the long term
No-tillage, surface residue retention, and cover crops improved San Joaquin Valley soil health in the long term Open
A long-term annual crop study in Five Points, California, shows that the combined use of no-tillage, surface residue retention, and cover crops improves soil health compared to conventional practices common to the region. Several chemical,…
View article: Can saturated paste be used to predict bulk density in annual cropping systems in California?
Can saturated paste be used to predict bulk density in annual cropping systems in California? Open
Soil bulk density (BD) is important for measuring changes in soil chemical, physical, and biological properties; however, the measurement is tedious to collect and requires specialized equipment. Database measurements for soil surface BD d…
View article: No-tillage sorghum and garbanzo yields match or exceed standard tillage yields
No-tillage sorghum and garbanzo yields match or exceed standard tillage yields Open
To meet the requirements of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, there is a critical need for crop production strategies with less reliance on irrigation from surface and groundwater sources. One strategy for improving agri…
View article: Timing of potassium chloride application effect on soil and potato uptake of chloride
Timing of potassium chloride application effect on soil and potato uptake of chloride Open
Potassium chloride (KCl) is often used to supply K for potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) production; it is the least costly K fertilizer. However, crop uptake of Cl can reduce diagnostic petiole NO 3 –N and reduce tuber specific gravity. This…
View article: Banks and Climate Governance
Banks and Climate Governance Open
Major banks in the United States and globally have begun to assert an active role in the transition to a low-carbon economy and the reduction of climate risk through private environmental and climate governance. This Essay situates these a…
View article: Registration of aphid‐resistant ‘California Blackeye 77’ cowpea
Registration of aphid‐resistant ‘California Blackeye 77’ cowpea Open
‘California Blackeye 77’ (CB77) (Reg. no. CV‐344, PI 698656) is a blackeye‐type cowpea [ Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] cultivar developed by the University of California, Riverside. CB77 is distinguished from the industry standard cultivars…
View article: Top management challenges and concerns for agronomic crop production in California: Identifying critical issues for extension through needs assessment
Top management challenges and concerns for agronomic crop production in California: Identifying critical issues for extension through needs assessment Open
Agronomic cropping systems in many regions face growing economic and management challenges as well as new regulations designed to address negative environmental and social externalities. At the same time, public support for agricultural ed…
View article: Sunflower Hybrid Seed Production in California
Sunflower Hybrid Seed Production in California Open
S unflowers (Helianthus annuus) are grown in California for the hybrid seed, the planting stock destined to be planted in many areas around the world for oilseed and confectionary snack food markets.Hybrid sunflower seed is primarily grown…
View article: Summary: Business Innovation Creates Policy Disruption
Summary: Business Innovation Creates Policy Disruption Open
New forms of business in the sharing economy, and new technologies like autonomous vehicles, have the potential to “disrupt” existing regulatory structures. This seminar examined the challenges facing regulators and legislators, who must r…
View article: Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea) Production in California
Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea) Production in California Open
Garbanzo Bean
View article: The Law of the Corporation as Environmental Law
The Law of the Corporation as Environmental Law Open
A firm is not a black box with a pipe sticking out of it. Firm managers make decisions with environmental consequences long before pollution comes out of a pipe or a smokestack. Corporate law governs how firms are created and the duties th…
View article: Regulating Business Innovation as Policy Disruption: From the Model T to Airbnb
Regulating Business Innovation as Policy Disruption: From the Model T to Airbnb Open
Many scholars have invoked the term "disruptive innovation" when addressing the platform (sharing) economy, with sweeping claims about the dramatic changes this development promises for law, regulation, and the economy. The challenges rais…
View article: The Military-Environmental Complex and the Courts
The Military-Environmental Complex and the Courts Open
In this essay, I discuss a form of environmental governance—what I have called the military-environmental complex—that holds the potential to transform for the better our nation’s energy profile both by reducing fossil fuel use and stimula…
View article: Precautionary Federalism and the Sharing Economy
Precautionary Federalism and the Sharing Economy Open
The rise of the sharing economy exposes cracks in legislative and regulatory regimes designed with a different vision of the economy in mind. To date, scholars and policymakers have focused primarily on whether and how the government shoul…
View article: Wrongful Benefit & Arctic Drilling
Wrongful Benefit & Arctic Drilling Open
The law contains a diverse range of doctrines — “slayer rules” that prevent murderers from inheriting, restrictions on trade in “conflict diamonds,” the Fourth Amendment’s exclusion of evidence obtained through unconstitutional search, and…
View article: Foreword: Regulating Toxic Chemicals Through Precautionary Federalism
Foreword: Regulating Toxic Chemicals Through Precautionary Federalism Open
The allocation of authority to regulate toxic chemicals in the United States should be governed by the principle of precautionary federalism. In this context, the principle of precautionary federalism dictates that state efforts to regulat…
View article: Private Environmental Governance (Encyclopedia Chapter)
Private Environmental Governance (Encyclopedia Chapter) Open
In the last two decades, private environmental governance has emerged as an important component of environmental law and policy. Private environmental governance occurs when private organizations perform the environmental functions typical…
View article: The New Insider Trading: Environmental Markets within the Firm
The New Insider Trading: Environmental Markets within the Firm Open
Environmental law scholarship has failed to appreciate fully the significant parallels between public law rules and private environmental governance — the traditionally “governmental” standard-setting functions that private parties, includ…
View article: Parallels in Public and Private Environmental Governance
Parallels in Public and Private Environmental Governance Open
Private actors, including business firms and non-governmental organizations, play an essential role in addressing today’s most serious environmental challenges. Yet scholars have not fully recognized the parallels between public environmen…