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Dry farming and deficit irrigation in coastal California: practices, motivations, and the pursuit of quality

Authored by Patrick Makiri, Timothy Bowles & Yvonne Socolar of UC Berkeley, this study examines how dry farmed and irrigated systems are understood and practiced, how they compare across key management dimensions, and what drives quality-focused growers to choose one approach over the other.

2026
Dry Farmed Vineyard
Dry Farming
Dry Farming Research Results