Challenge, promise for nation's “winter salad bowl”

Also in this issue:

Geostatistical theory and application to variability of some agronomical properties

Research can help desert growers in an era of water constraints

A river runs through desert agriculture

Scientists pit parasitoids against leafhoppers

Forage demand rises as supplies wane: Growers face critical juncture in desert forage production

Appropriate market is key to success of dairying in Imperial Valley

Breeding resistant alfalfa holds promise for silverleaf whitefly management

Imperial Valley conditions limit Karnal bunt in wheat

Continuous ponding and shallow aquifer pumping leaches salts in clay soils

Irrigation shifts toward sprinklers, drip and microsprinklers