With rice harvest underway, Sacramento Valley farmers say they’re concerned about getting autumn water on fields for crop decomposition and habitat for migrating birds. Officials have not announced final decisions …
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
Efforts to build Sites Reservoir are moving ahead and officials sounded optimistic last week as they discussed preliminary steps to construct the 1.8 million acre-foot off-stream storage facility west of …
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – Informational Meetings Planned
The State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Water Resources will hold a series of informational meetings at the dates below to discuss implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater …
Ag Land May Be Key to Replenishing Aquifers
A water project through University of California (UC) Davis is looking at using agriculture land to help replenish groundwater levels. Several trials are going on throughout the state looking to …
Dairy Drip System Automatically Adjusts Nitrogen
The dairy drip project looking at using lagoon water through drip tape adjusts the nitrogen content automatically to keep a consistent percentage. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Unlock Dairy …
Tips for Limiting Walnut Watering This Month
Limiting irrigation in walnut orchards is important this month and there are some guidelines to follow. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Unlock Dairy Cow Success with Purina’s Transition StrategiesJune …
State Board Drops Planned Grazing Rule
After hearing from ranchers across the state about their different grazing practices and the numerous environmental benefits of grazing, the State Water Resources Control Board has decided to scrap efforts …
Water for Food Security, A Global Conference At UC Davis
On October 5 – 6, 2015,University of California (UC) Davis’ World Food Center will address the growing demands on water systems for agriculture. A panel of international experts and thought …
Agri View: Water Users
Everett Griner talks about water consumption still growing in today’s Agri View. Water Users Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Unlock Dairy Cow Success with Purina’s Transition StrategiesJune 2, 2025Protecting …
‘Waters’ Rule Takes Effect in California
California farmers and ranchers face much uncertainty about the new Clean Water Act rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers that became effective last Friday. …
Drought Forcing Changes in Drip Project
In hindsight, this water-plagued year has actually helped the dairy drip irrigation initiative by creating extremes that the project has had to figure out. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Stopping Irrigation for Winter Preps
Another step for preparing young walnut trees for winter is managing irrigation in late summer, and it might be the most important one. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Unlock …
Drought Affects in Crop Reports
Crops reports don’t calculate profit margins for the industry and if you look closely you can already see drought affects in the 2014 reports. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Drip Helps Dairies Decrease Contamination
Getting a drip system to work with lagoon water is a win-win situation for the grower and the environment. The current use of the nutrient water is inefficient and can …