Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of more than $33 million in 197 high-priority watersheds across the country to help landowners improve water quality through the Natural Resources Conservation …
CA State Plan: Make Water Conservation A Way of Life
Working to make water conservation a way of life, State agencies released a draft plan for achieving long-term efficient water use and meeting drought preparedness goals that reflect California’s diverse …
State Water Project Starts at 20 Percent
Drought Continues Despite Early-Season Rainfall Still early in California’s rainy season, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced its initial water allocation for 2017 of 20 percent of the requests …
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
SWEEP is funded through California’s Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 167 projects, totaling $22 million, to receive grants from the State Water …
Lawmakers Mixed on WRDA Lame-duck Changes
The 2016 Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) may face an uphill climb during the lame-duck session of Congress as the House and Senate versions of the bill differ greatly. …
Agri View: Water War
Everett Griner talks about the long time water war may be ending soon in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly …
Growing Quality Tomatoes with Half the Nitrogen and a Third Less Water
How do you cut your water use by a third, cut your nitrogen use in half, maintain your tomato yield and improve your fruit quality? “With patience, perseverance and by …
State Water Agencies Side Against WOTUS
A coalition of state and local water agencies argue the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. rule infringes on state authority over water supply. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …
Government and Industry Groups Ask Court to Overturn EPA Water Rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with dozens of agricultural, business and municipal entities, asked a federal court to vacate the EPA’s and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ “Waters …
Opponents Filing WOTUS Lawsuit Opening Briefs
Critics of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule filed opening briefs in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. However, opponents of the rule cannot use or cite internal memos …
Administration Given More Time to Defend WOTUS
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers now have an extra month to file their defense of the Waters of the U.S. Rule, or WOTUS. Sponsored …
‘One-Two Punch’ of River Flow Plans Hits Rural California
Plans announced to dedicate more Sacramento River flows to fish will harm farms and ranches statewide, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation. By limiting the amount of water that …
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
Pine trees in California forests will die out and give way to brush and chaparral, forestry experts warn, unless agencies undertake what one analyst called a “massive effort” to reduce …
Importance of Accurate Evapotranspiration
Getting an accurate evapostranspiration rate for locations in your production can be an important practice in surviving the prolonged drought in California. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your …