A delegation of Farm Bureau leaders from California, who traveled to Washington, D.C., last week, encouraged the U.S. Senate to pass Western drought legislation that can be sent to a …
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
Researchers see more overhead irrigation in California’s future Overhead irrigation systems have revolutionized agriculture across the United States and in other parts of the world, using less water than furrow …
Milk-for-Cheese Pricing Formula Adjustment
CDFA announces adjustment to milk-for-cheese pricing formula CDFA has released a letter to dairy processors and producers announcing a permanent adjustment in the price for milk sold for cheese production. …
Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans Approved by CWC
DWR Regulations to Guide Local Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans Approved by California Water Commission The Department of Water Resources (DWR) regulations that will guide local groundwater sustainability agency management and …
Funding for Critical Water Research
USDA Announces $10.7 Million Available For Critical Water Research The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of $10.7 million in funding for research that could solve critical water …
U.S. Beef Hits South Africa
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that the first shipment of U.S. beef recently arrived in South Africa following the reopening of the South African market earlier this year. …
Organic Survey – California
California: First in the Number of Organic Farms and Total Sales In 2014, the United States had 14,093 organic farms producing $5.5 billion in organic products, according to a survey …
New Leader for Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy
UC Irvine’s Sorooshian to lead Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) has appointed Soroosh Sorooshian as chair of …
California Almond Forecast
The initial subjective forecast for the 2016 California almond production is 2.0 billion pounds. Forecasted production is 5.8 percent above last year’s production of 1.89 billion pounds. Forecasted bearing acreage …
California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
Total acreage harvested by mechanical means was 47,754, just over 28 percent of the State’s total raisin-type grape acreage, according to the Pacific Regional Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics …
Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office released the crop production forecast for May. The latest survey, conducted during the last week of April 2016, and the first week of May 2016, …
Leaders Say Lemon Proposal ‘Defies Logic’
A proposed rule will allow Argentinian lemons into the United States and California citrus leaders says this is another gamble in a series of proposals that would increase disease threats. …
State Says Continue Water Savings
Executive Order Aims to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life in California Moving to bolster California’s climate and drought resilience, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an executive order …
Snowpack Melting at Record Speed
Far below average snowpack remains in much of the West, peak streamflow early in Pacific Northwest During April, western snowpack dropped at record speed, according to data from the fifth …