DWR/Local Groundwater Monitoring Partnership Expands and Improves The latest update on California’s efforts to track groundwater shows that 94 percent of the state’s 127 high- and medium-priority groundwater basins are …
Mid-Year Field Crop and Acreage Production
Barley: California’s barley harvested acreage is forecast at 30 thousand, is up 20 percent increase from last year. Nationally, Harvested acres at 2.58 million acres, is down 17 percent from …
Citrus Forecast has Slight Changes
The final citrus crop forecast of the 2015-16 season, issued by Mark Hudson, USDA Agricultural Statistics Board, is up 2.5 million boxes for California, now at 54.5 million boxes. The total comprises 44 million …
Forecasting Temperatures Easier Than Rain
Predicting precipitation in California can be a hard task. Forecasting temperatures for the state is much easier and climatologists say there is a clear warming trend. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy …
Strong May Results for U.S. Beef, Pork Exports
Red meat exports from the United States gained momentum in May with shipments of both beef and pork increasing significantly. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and OpportunitySeptember …
MAIZALL, USTR Urge Cooperation on Biotech Trade
U.S. farmer-leaders of MAIZALL, the international maize alliance, urged global cooperation on biotech trade at last week’s Global Agribusiness Forum in Brazil. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth …
Basin Boundary Modifications Update
DWR Releases Draft of Approved Changes to California Groundwater Basin Boundaries DWR will hold a series of public meetings to present the Draft Approved Basin Boundary Modifications this week, provide …
Water Challenges Make Conservation Standard
Conservation will likely be a regular practice for California’s water future even when changes come to the water system. Challenges continue again this year despite an increase in precipitation this …
Conservation: The California Lifestyle
California Department of Water Resources Unveils Conservation: The California Lifestyle at State Fair Making conservation a way of life in California is the focus of three beautiful, information-packed exhibits by …
New Proposal Eases Cuba Travel Burden
The Department of Transportation Thursday proposed to select eight U.S. airlines to begin scheduled flights between the United States and Cuba. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and OpportunitySeptember 8, …
CA Water Agencies File Suit Against Reclamation
The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District filed a lawsuit in federal court to compel the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to examine the effectiveness of the …
Water Bond Funding Could be Stretched Thin
There are dozens of project proposals that look to secure some of the Prop 1 water bond funding. Those proposals add up to almost 20 times the amount of funding …
Almond Forecast Up
2016 California Almond Forecast Up 7.9 Percent California’s 2016 almond production is forecast at 2.05 billion meat pounds, up 2.5 percent from May’s subjective forecast and up 7.9 percent from …
California Water Alliance Changes Initiative Plans
There’s a stall in a movement to change California water policy. The California Water Alliance is pulling back its signature gathering campaign in order to change the wording on its …