Agricultural Demonstration Projects
Agriculture and Erosion Control
One of the goals of the CIWMB is to divert organic materials from landfills by encouraging the use of compost and mulch by California's growers and governing agencies. The partnership projects listed below were undertaken with the purpose of increasing acceptance of compost and mulch use throughout the State.
Current Projects
Completed Partnerships
- California Dept. of Transportation (erosion control) (Background)
- Compost Quality Program
- Napa Resource Conservation District (erosion/vineyards) (Background)
- U.C. Riverside (root rot suppression) (Background)
- Upper Valley Recycling (erosion/vineyards) (Background)
- Pajaro River Watershed (assessment) (Background)
- Ventura County Resource Conservation District (erosion/citrus) (Background)
- U.C. Davis in Mendocino (phylloxera) (Background)
- U.C. Davis in Salinas (cover crop) (Background)
- Stanislaus (vegetables/nursery crops)
- Fresno (peaches)
- San Jose (yard trimmings on crops)
- Tulare (cotton/corn)
- Monterey (vegetables)
Last updated:
July 16, 2008
Organic Materials Management http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Organics/ Contacts: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Organics/Contacts.htm
Organic Materials Management http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Organics/ Contacts: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Organics/Contacts.htm