July-September 2010

Cover: The edges of Los Banos, a city of more than 30,000 in Merced County, are irregular, creating more opportunities for urban-agricultural conflict (pages 121, 127). Geographic information systems (GIS) are being used to more accurately assess land use, aiding in regional planning and farmland conservation (pages 118, 129).

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California Agriculture, July-September 2010

Volume 64, Number 3
Life at the edge: Farming, growth and conflict

peer-reviewed research articles

California communities deal with conflict and adjustment at the urban-agricultural edge
by Alvin D. Sokolow , Sonja Varea Hammond , Maxwell Norton , Evan E. Schmidt
pp121-128, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p121
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A new method is used to evaluate the strategic value of Fresno County farmland
by Evan E. Schmidt , James H. Thorne , Patrick Huber , Nathaniel Roth , Edward Thompson , Michael McCoy
pp129-134, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p129
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Mitigation techniques reduce sediment in runoff from furrow-irrigated cropland
by Rachael F. Long , Blaine R. Hanson , Allan E. Fulton , Donald P. Weston
pp135-140, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p135
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Dry-season soil water repellency affects Tahoe Basin infiltration rates
by Erin C. Rice , Mark E. Grismer
pp141-148, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p141
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Survey examines the adoption of perceived best management practices for almond nutrition
by Sara E. Lopus , María Paz Santibáñez , Robert H. Beede , Roger A. Duncan , John Edstrom , Franz J. A. Niederholzer , Cary J. Trexler , Patrick H. Brown
pp149-154, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p149
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Distinctive symptoms differentiate four common types of berry shrivel disorder in grape
by Mark N. Krasnow , Mark A. Matthews , Rhonda J. Smith , Jason Benz , Ed Weber , Ken A. Shackel
pp155-159, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p155
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: New strategies deliver solutions-oriented science
by Robert W. Sams
pp114, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p114
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pp115, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p115
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pp117, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p117a
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Cal Ag moves to Richmond
Editors
pp117, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p117b
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Suckow hired as Cal Ag's new art director
Editors
pp117, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p117c
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Outlook: Budget cuts threaten the Williamson Act, California's longstanding farmland protection program
by Alvin D. Sokolow
pp118-120, doi#10.3733/ca.v064n03p118
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