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The cost of water may deter people from growing food in urban areas, says Lucy Diekmann, UC Cooperative Extension urban agriculture and food systems advisor in Santa Clara County.
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Drought hurts urban farmers, too

June 21, 2021
Extreme drought is changing agriculture across California and urban farming is no exception. Many community farms and gardens cultivate land owned by city or county departments, schools and private landowners.
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A pocket gopher pokes its head and most of its body out of a burrow in loose, damp soil next to a drip irrigation line in a crop row.
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New guide helps organic growers manage burrowing rodents

June 8, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Burrowing rodents can cause extensive and expensive damage to orchards and crop fields. To manage the pests without chemicals used on conventional farms, organic growers can consult a new publication from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists.
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