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2017 - Monterey County Crop Report
2017 - Monterey County Crop Report
Monterey County Crop Reports
2017 annual report pertaining to agriculture in Monterey County, California.
1890 - Report On Irrigation In The United States, Second Edition, Richard J. Hinton
1890 - Report On Irrigation In The United States, Second Edition, Richard J. Hinton
Miscellaneous Federal Documents & Reports
The report to the United States Senate Special Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands was an inquiry into the progress and condition of irrigation involving the extent and character of the area within which the annual rain fall was not sufficient for industrial uses of the people. The inquiry involved the extent of the fall of rains or snow within an area, any evidence as to increase or decrease of precipitation resulting from agricultural settlement or of pastoral occupation, the increase of humidity, the destruction of the timber mainly by its use for settlement purposes, the effect of …
1901 - Soil Survey Of The Lower Salinas Valley California, Macy H. Lapham And W. H. Heileman
1901 - Soil Survey Of The Lower Salinas Valley California, Macy H. Lapham And W. H. Heileman
Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports
Prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, this report addresses the conditions found in the Lower Salinas Valley of Monterey County, California in 1901, including the development of agriculture, climate, geology, soil types, cultivation, irrigation. groundwater, and alkali found in the soil.
1901 - Soil Survey Of The Lower Salinas Valley California, Macy H. Lapham And W. H. Heileman
1901 - Soil Survey Of The Lower Salinas Valley California, Macy H. Lapham And W. H. Heileman
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
Prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, this report addresses the conditions found in the Lower Salinas Valley of Monterey County, California in 1901, including the development of agriculture, climate, geology, soil types, cultivation, irrigation. groundwater, and alkali found in the soil.
1993 - Lessons Learned From The California Drought (1987-1992) - National Study Of Water Management During Drought
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
The 1987-92 drought in California put the long-term strategy of drought protection as well as short-term drought response measures to a severe test. The report provides background information and data on California's economy and water resources, the existing water management system. , a chronology of major drought events and significant drought response actions during the droughts.
The report summarizes the contents of the interviews pertaining to four general aspects of the drought: (1) critical drought impacts, (2) communication and cooperation, (3) the role and responsibilities of the media, and (4) response to the drought of the general public and water …
2011 - Economic Contributions Of Monterey County Agriculture
2011 - Economic Contributions Of Monterey County Agriculture
Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports
This report analyzed Monterey County agriculture’s total contribution to the local economy. The findings offered the fullest picture yet of agriculture’s economic role. This report should be of interest to policymakers, the public, and anyone who values a vibrant local economy.
The calculations were drawn from local and national sources. Local sources include annual Crop Reports and industry experts. Local experts included local economists, agriculture industry organizations, and the 13-person Agricultural Advisory Committee for Monterey County that provided input into the research. National data sources included federal government statistics and a widely used economic modeling program called IMPLAN. Except where …
1994 - Agriculture, Water And California's Drought Of 1987-92, Kenneth W. Umbach.Pdf
1994 - Agriculture, Water And California's Drought Of 1987-92, Kenneth W. Umbach.Pdf
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
The purpose of this paper was to summarize the 1987-1992 drought in the context of agriculture and water in California, to examine the types of response that farmers and institutions could and did use, and to draw lessons from that experience. California would be challenged as it grappled with population growth and environmental concerns. In view of the demand on water supplies made by California's agricultural sector (77 to 80 percent of the "developed" water used in the state, it was especially important to review those responses.