The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to complete formal repeal of the Waters of the U.S. Rule in April 2018. Politico reports an updated regulatory agenda from the White House …
Agri View: Water War Continues
Everett Griner talks about the water war in Florida and Georgia in today’s Agri View. It is expected the Supreme Court will issue a ruling sometime in early 2018, but …
CDFA and DWR Award Grant to Improve Water Efficiency
The recipients of a joint water efficiency grant were announced recently by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Department of Water Resources (DWR). A total of …
Water Year 2017 Just Short of Record
California finally saw the end of the five-year drought in the water year 2017, which came in as the second wettest year on record after 1983. Water years begin on …
NMPF Supports Effort to Bring Clarity to EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Regulation
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today that the dairy industry supports a two-step process to roll back the existing Waters of the …
Agri View: WOTUS What?
Everett Griner talks about why the clean water act (WOTUS) is being repealed in today’s Agri View. WOTUS What? Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your Operation from Damaging …
Modernizing California’s Water Supply
The pressure on California’s water supply during the recent drought was further complicated by outdated policy and antiquated infrastructure. There are multiple projects and policies in the process of getting …
California Clears First SGMA Hurdle
California has met one of the deadlines put forth by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), in the creation of local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs). The formation of so many …
WOTUS May End Up in Court
President Trump’s effort to have his Environmental Protection Agency repeal the Obama EPA’s much-criticized ‘Waters of the U.S.’ (WOTUS) rule, is likely to end up in court. But an American …
Agri View: Water Rights Problems
Everett Griner talks about the water rights issue getting tough in today’s Agri View. Water Rights Problems WOTUS. You may never have heard that word. That is W-O-T-U-S. That’s Waters …
Heat Illness Prevention In California
The California Farm Bureau is reminding farmers around the state about the dangers involved when temperatures reach triple digits. Agricultural employers should be aware of the best practices to ensure …
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
It will be weeks, if not months, before California farmers can fully assess the impacts of the late spring/early summer heat wave that affected many of the state’s agricultural regions. …
EPA Sends WOTUS Repeal to Federal Register
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told lawmakers Tuesday that the EPA has sent its repeal of the Waters of the U.S. rule to the federal register, beginning the process …
Groups Applaud EPA Proposed Rule To Repeal WOTUS
American Farm Bureau Federation The following statement may be attributed to Zippy Duvall, president, American Farm Bureau Federation: “Farmers and ranchers across this country are cheering EPA’s proposal to ditch …