The United States Senate has passed the Emergency Drought Relief Act, Sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. Westlands Water District General Manager Thomas Birmingham issued the following statement …
Pasture and Rangeland Still Drought Stricken in Some Areas
This week’s pasture and rangeland update shows continued drought stricken areas in the Southwest and Southern Great Plains. Susan Carter has the report. USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, also has this …
UC Davis Report on Drought Impact
A new report by UC Davis puts into facts and figures what many of us have been saying. The drought here in California will have a tremendous economic impact on communities around …
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
California’s drought will deal a severe blow to Central Valley irrigated agriculture and farm communities this year and could cost the industry $1.7 billion and cause more than 14,500 workers …
FID’s Drought-Shortened Water Deliveries Will Begin June 1
This year’s severe drought conditions will result in the Fresno Irrigation District’s shortest water delivery service in 37 years. FID’s Board of Directors last night (May 13) voted to begin …
Drought Could Affect Food Prices This Year and Next
By Ching Lee, assistant editor of Ag Alert With hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland expected to be left unplanted this year due to water shortages, market analysts and …