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

• Compost in Commercial Mushroom Production
• Co-Composting Green Waste with Dairy Manure

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)

Contact: Jerry Berumen

Last updated: August 29, 2008