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Bay Delta Conservation Plan Public Review Period Extended 60 Days
180-day period responds to public requests for addition time to review and comment Lead state and federal agencies today extended the public comment period for the Draft Bay Delta Conservation …
Fresno County Farm Bureau Issues Statement on Water Supply for County’s Federal Water Contractors
Fresno County Farm Bureau has issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement of the non-existent federal surface water supplies for Fresno County farmers: The statement by CEO/Executive Director …
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Announces Zero Water Allocation for California Farms
FRESNO, CA – Today the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced an initial zero water allocation for south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors. This comes as no surprise due …
California FFA President says Ag Education Funds are Important
In this final segment of our series on FFA Week, Sabrina Hill continues talking with California FFA President Riley Nielsen who says agriculture education is important because it helping our …
Gov. Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation
With California experiencing its worst water shortage crisis in modern history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez …
Kingsburg Student Colton Vogt Interviews South Dakota Gov at Ag Expo
Immanuel Schools Student Colton Vogt from Kingsburg, CA was on hand to interview South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard in the state’s exhibit at the recent World Ag Expo near Tulare. …
EPA Protects Wetlands in Calif. and Ariz. with $1.5 Million in Grants
Agency now accepting applications for 2014 grant cycle SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award of $1,565,140 in 2013 Wetland Program Development Grants to six tribes …
National FFA Week Brings Attention to Ag Education Funding
This is National FFA Week, but the program faces a rocky future here in California. Sabrina Hill talks with Riley Nilsen of Nipomo, who explains what the governor’s cuts to …
Bringing Agriculture into the Classroom
The student run newspaper at the Granite Hills High School in Porterville, CA has a unique way of bring agriculture not only into the classroom but also into the lives …
Video: President Obama Responds to the California Drought
Continuing coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Central Valley President Obama visited Joe Del Bosque’s farm in Merced County to view the damage caused by the California drought. …
Plan in Place for Families Needing Assistance Due to Drought
Continuing coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Central Valley A plan is in place that will help the families that will be affected by the record breaking drought. …
Vilsack: “We Are Clearly Paying Attention to this Situation”
Continuing coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Central Valley Sabrina Hill had a one-on-one discussion with Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Friday. In this segment, Vilsack discusses some of the …
Federal Drought Aid Coming to California; Long Term Solution Sought
Continuing coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Central Valley The severity and impact of California’s drought was brought home Friday during a visit to the Fresno area by …