UC Santa Cruz researchers are evaluating the physiological traits and environmental conditions associated with successful dry-farmed tomato production to better equip West Coast farmers to adapt to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Farmer Mike Cirone prepares to pick dry-farmed apples in his orchard in See Canyon, near San Luis Obispo. (Luis Sinco / Los ...

Art and artisan winemaking have been part of the human saga for millennia. Today, the two enterprises are linked like never before, sharing a unique relationship focused on celebrating taste and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dry farming sounds like a contradiction in terms. But it’s actually a growing trend to teach farmers how to do more with less — specifically less water. Lane Selman, an Oregon ...

As growing seasons become hotter and drier across the region, farmers are increasingly challenged to grow and sustain their crops. Now Oregon State University is close to launching a dry farming map ...

The California rainfall has been very inconsistent in recent years. Droughts, followed by monsoon intense rains, have made vineyards and wineries work extra hard contemplating how to irrigate the ...

The Dry Farming Collaborative at Oregon State University will convene on Feb. 8 to discuss dry farming techniques and the results from trials using the method. Dry farming employs techniques like ...

The Corvallis, Ore., Market of Choice is one of 11 stores stretching from Portland to Ashland and east to Bend. The consumer appeal of dry farming will be put to the test this summer at an Oregon ...

Dry farms are rare in California, but the results people like Chrystal Ortiz of High Water Farm are able to pull off without watering their cannabis plants all summer are pretty amazing. Sure it takes ...

From 9 to 5, Terry Ellis works as an engineer for defense contractor Northrop-Grumman in San Diego. At night, and on weekends, he’s a serious sourdough bread baker—and an aspiring grain farmer. Expand ...