California Grape Acreage Report, 2015 Summary Results California’s 2015 grape acreage totaled 918,000 acres. Of the total grape acreage, 856,000 were bearing while 62,000 were non-bearing. The wine-type grape acreage …
California Water Story Split Into Two Versions
It appears that this year’s water-supply outlook for the Golden State is a story of one region with plenty, the other facing extended drought. Rob Bain has the story. Sponsored …
Conserving Water in California
Energy Department Assists with Conserving Water in California by John Coggin, Communications Specialist, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Energy and water are strongly interdependent in the U.S. economy. Electricity generation requires water, and …
Weather Research Could Help Water Management
California weather can be hard to predict due to the state’s weather variability, but some research may be able to predict water availability better in the future. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy …
Prospective Plantings for 2016
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Field Office today released the forecasts of field crop plantings for 2016. These forecasts, of acreage planted and to be planted, are based on a survey …
Response to CVP Water Allocation Announcement
Statement of Westlands Water District on Bureau of Reclamation’s Allocation Announcement for CVP water allocation Despite above average runoff into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Rivers Delta and near average snowpack in …
Water Supply Allocation Announced for CVP
The Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial 2016 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. This allocation is based on a cautious estimate of the amount of water …
DWR April Snowpack Totals Report
April 2016 Snow Survey from California DWR on Vimeo. California’s statewide snowpack usually reaches its peak depth and water content each year around the first of April, after which the …
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Still Below Average
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Grew During First Half of March, But Dry Spell Leaves Water Content Still below Average California’s statewide snowpack usually reaches its peak depth and water content each …
DWR Reaches Agreement Related to California WaterFix
DWR Reaches Agreement with Contra Costa Water District to Address Concerns Related to California WaterFix The California Department of Water Resources announced today an agreement with the Contra Costa Water …
Challenges With ILRP Reporting
One region will test the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) nitrogen reporting and determine what other challenges they see in the process besides the timing of deadlines. Sponsored ContentBeef on …
Balance Key to State Water Management
Citrus leaders, like many other industry leaders, are bringing up the balance issue in the state’s water management— an issue that will be increasing in conversation as we move through …
California Republicans Call on White House to Act on Drought
(CA-23) led a letter with California House Republicans to President Obama calling on him to direct federal agencies to increase water exports in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta immediately. Excerpts …
First Group Testing ILRP Nitrogen Reporting
The Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program is starting their requirements for nitrogen reporting, and one region in California is the pilot area for the process. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report …