Drought and Water Management Tip Sheets

Water and Drought Information | Experts

Water management strategies are always critical in California. To help growers and others make the best use of the water they have available, this drought management science-based, peer-reviewed series was developed by the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources with support from the California Department of Water Resources.

TITLE	AUTHORS
Drought tips for vegetable production	Michael Cahn, UC Cooperative Extension
Drought tips for avocado	Ben Faber, UC Cooperative Extension
Drought strategies for table and oil olive production	Dani Lightle and Joseph Connell, UC Cooperative Extension
Drought strategies for alfalfa Español: Estrategias para cultivar alfalfa con agua limitada	Steve Orloff, UC Cooperative Extension; Dan Putnam, UC Davis; Khaled Bali, UC Cooperative Extension
Drought management for California almonds	David Doll, UC Cooperative Extension; Kenneth Shackel, UC Davis
Irrigating citrus with limited water Español: El riego de los citricos con agua limitada	Ben Faber, UC Cooperative Extension
Managing irrigated corn during drought Español: El manejo del cultivo de maíz de riego durante la sequía	Mark Lundy, UC Davis
Drought strategies for beef cattle culling	Josh Davy, Larry Forero, Jeff Stackhouse, and Glenn Nader, UC Cooperative Extension
Drought strategies for feeding cattle grazing annual grassland	Josh Davy, Jeff Stackhouse, and Glenn Nader, UC Cooperative Extension
Supplemental feeds for cattle operations during drought	Josh Davy, Glenn Nader, and Jeff Stackhouse, UC Cooperative Extension
Managing irrigated pasture during drought Español: El manejo de pastizales de riego durante la sequía	Steve Orloff, UC Cooperative Extension; Charlie Brummer and Dan Putnam, UC Davis
Drought strategies for California prune production	Allan Fulton, Richard Buchner, and Franz Niederholzer, UC Cooperative Extension
Water quality guidelines for vegetable and row crops Español: Calidad del agua para cultivos de verduras y en línea	Stephen Grattan, UC Davis
Drought strategies for walnuts	Allan Fulton and Richard Buchner, UC Cooperative Extension
Crop salt tolerance Español: La tolerancia del cultivo a la sal	Stephen Grattan, UC Davis
Use of shallow groundwater for crop production Español: Agua salina drenada para la producción de cultivos	Mark Grismer, UC Davis; Khaled Bali, UC Cooperative Extension
Use of saline drain water for crop production Español: Cultivar con agua subterránea de poca profundidad	Mark Grismer, UC Davis; Khaled Bali, UC Cooperative Extension
Reclaiming saline, sodic, and saline-sodic soils Español: Recuperar los suelos salinos, sódicos y salino-sódicos	Anthony O'Geen, UC Davis
Managing salts by leaching Español: El manejo de las sales por medio de la filtración	Michael Cahn and Khaled Bali, UC Cooperative Extension
Fog contribution to crop water use	Rick Snyder, UC Davis
Use of graywater in urban landscapes in California Español: Usar agua residual en los jardines o paisajes urbanos	Janet Hartin and Ben Faber, UC Cooperative Extension
Keeping plants alive under drought or water restrictions Español: Mantener las plantas del exterior vivas con poco agua	Janet Hartin, Loren Oki, and Ben Faber, UC Cooperative Extension, and Dave Fujino, UC Davis
Principles for landscape water conservation	John Karlik, UC Cooperative Extension

Thank you to the California Department of Water Resources
for their support.