Karmjot Randhawa
Fresno/Madera/Kings/Tulare Counties
Email: kgrandhawa@ucanr.edu
Phone: 559-241-7514
Contact Information
Tulare County
Cooperative Extension
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 684-3300
Fax: (559) 685-3319
UC Drought Information 2014
Ranching and CA's Drought - A Workshop & Webcast - Presentations and Recorded Video from November 7, 2014.
Drought Information for Livestock Producers
Websites
California Institute for Water Resources
UC Ag and Natural Resources - Drought Tips
Media
Drought News Dominates the Headlines
UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center Drought Webinar Videos, Presentations, and Handouts
Publications
Rangeland Watershed Laboratory - lots of direct links to helpful UC publications
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Disaster resources available to prepare for heat, wildfire, power outages, quakes
September is National Preparedness Month, designated to encourage disaster and emergency readiness. To help Californians prepare for extreme heat, earthquakes, public safety power shutoffs and wildfire, University of California Cooperative Extension...
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What can California, Israel and Australia learn from each other about drought?
Drought management experts from Israel and Australia will join U.S. scientists in California for a workshop in Modesto on Jan. 12 and 13. Growers, crop consultants, irrigation practitioners, state agency members and others are invited to...
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UC studies soil to understand drought
A University of California, Riverside assistant professor and a team of researchers are using an often overlooked tool to fight the drought: soil. Samantha Ying, an assistant professor of environmental sciences, will receive a $1.69 million grant from...
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Sorghum growing in the San Joaquin Valley is the subject of $12.3M study of crop drought tolerance
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers are working in the San Joaquin Valley with UC Berkeley and Department of Energy (DOE) scientists to examine the role of epigenetics in plant survival under drought conditions, an increasing concern for...
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California drought may be causing shifts in pest invasion behavior
Several California news stories this summer have reported increased pest problems in homes and landscapes, citing the prolonged drought as the cause. Pest control companies quoted in those stories confirm that demand for their services now is much higher...