Growers can take steps to manage limited water supplies

• Published in: Corn and Soybean Digest
• Main Author: Lee, Allen
• Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Overland Park Penton Media, Inc., Penton Business Media, Inc. and their subsidiaries 01.12.2022; Informa
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Crop yield; Drought; Farmers; Harvest; Irrigation; Irrigation water; Management; Nut industry; Rainfall; Soil water storage; Trees; Water; Water shortages; Water supply; United States > US; California

Backed by three decades of research, the post-harvest period (identified as August-November, weather-dependent) has been identified as the primary development period that impacts the following year’s crop.” Field observations suggest that water shortage in a given year will have a greater impact on...