At the recent Agriculture Policy Committee Meeting in Tulare County, Associate Director of Tulare County Resource Management Agency Mike Spata was asked to present on several issues. One announcement he …
Groundwater Legislation Will be Costly
Water groups around the state are trying to wrap their heads around what the new groundwater legislation process might look like. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your Operation …
A Scramble for Groundwater Approaching
Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District General Manager Mark Larsen was asked to give an update on groundwater pumping concerns the Tulare County Agriculture Policy Committee had addressed. Larsen outlined the …
Farm Bill Rollout Challenges
The United States Department of Agriculture and cooperative agencies have been busy since February implementing a record setting farm bill. State Conservationist Carlos Suarez says the focus of that being …
Drought Has Strengthened Bond to Ag
The California avocado industry is seeing hardships due to the drought like every other crop in the state. California Avocado Commission Director Ken Melban says those hardships have created a …
Ag Leaders On Hand as Governor Brown Signs Landmark Groundwater Legislation
(From ca.gov, Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.) Putting California communities on a path to become more resilient to water shortages, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed historic …
Governor Signs First California Groundwater Rules
From the Associated Press California will no longer be the last Western state with a pump-as-you-please approach to groundwater. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your Operation from Damaging …
Cattlemen’s Association President Talks CA Water
California Cattlemen’s Association President Tim Koopman weighed in on the blocking of the Waters of the U.S. rule and how it seemed like an overreach by the Environmental Protection Agency. …
President Wenger Reacts to WOTUS Block
AgNet West’s Gary Cooper talked to California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger about his reaction to the legislation passing through the House of Representatives and blocking any progress on the …
Unforeseen Quake Side Effect
The earthquake that rattled the Napa and Sonoma County areas 2 weeks ago may have contributed to an interesting change in the environment. United States Department of Agriculture Meteorologist Brad …
Don’t Miss Farm Bill Program Deadlines
Some of the new farm bill programs have deadlines fast approaching. Rob Bain has more on which ones are coming up. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your Operation …
Weather Changing Almond Harvest Practices
Water concerns are exaggerated for almond growers who are finishing up harvest and need to get vital water back on their trees. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your …
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
Farm Bill program will benefit wildlife and outdoor recreation activity in California Bay Delta Region, Mississippi, Red River Basins and others Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that $328 million …
Conservation, Industry Leaders Team Up to Restore Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
With California experiencing one of its worst droughts on record – and as more Central Valley farms and communities turn to shrinking groundwater supplies to get by – an uncommon …