Water use in regenerative and cover cropped orchards

One concern about growing cover crops is that they might compete with the orchard for water. This is an additional concern if you let cover crops continue to grow after bloom. Kosana Suvocarev (UC Davis) has been looking into this and has found some surprising results. Podcast transcript Find out more about upcoming meetings in the San Joaquin Valley (scroll to the bottom) and the Sacramento Valley ! The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the University of California. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. The "University of California" name and all forms and abbreviations are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organization, product, or service.

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Water use in regenerative and cover cropped orchards is an episode from Growing the Valley by Phoebe Gordon.

This episode is 00:21:24 long.

This episode was published on Feb 4, 2026.

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