…down the state are finding ways to cut water use to deal with the drought, dairies don’t have that option. Dairy Water Use Go to the CDQAP Website for help….
Rollout of a Few Farm Bill Programs May Not Happen Until 2015
Don’t expect all the new Farm Bill provisions to be implemented this year. Gary Crawford has the report. Rollout of a Few Farm Bill Programs May Not Happen Until 2015…
Small Wind Turbine Standards Created
…Wind Advisors Team Trudy Forsyth says there are many products in the small wind turbine market that don’t have credentials and commercial liability which makes it difficult for consumers to…
Almond Board: Upcoming Almond Grower Field Day
…March 25 10:00 a.m. Holiday Inn, Chico 685 Manzanita Court Chico, CA Don’t miss this very important event! RSVP today by emailing Jenny Nicolau at jnicolau@almondboard.com or texting ‘Yes’ and…
Cry for Water Continues
…people told elected officials “It’s time for action.” The message from several people who spoke “We don’t want handouts, we want jobs.” and “Water is the key to those jobs.”…
Drought Leads to Early Removal of Almonds
…he is destroying 1,000 acres of almond trees and has earmarked another 1,000 acres for removal. “I don’t know what else to do,” said Baker, who farms west of Firebaugh….
Gov. Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation
…the water that’s now lost to evaporation or simply flowing out to the ocean. They simply need money to get those projects done,” said Senate President pro Tem Steinberg. “We…
Drought influences dairy farmers’ feed plans
…for next fall and winter. “If we don’t get any rainfall, I don’t know what I’m going to do, because I don’t even know that the water table can sustain…
California Farm Bureau Supports Senate Bill to Address Water Crisis
…with immediate water challenges and address the long-term need for additional water storage,” he said. “If we don’t add aboveground storage, we will lose the ability to replenish storage in…
California’s Water Shortage Could Idle Hundreds of Thousands of Crop Acres
…tree and vine produce is only grown there. If things don’t turn around – California water managers have said the drought will force an unprecedented cutoff in state-supplied water sold…
NRCS and Forest Service Partner to Improve Forest Health
…water concerns don’t stop at boundaries between public and private lands,” NRCS Chief Jason Weller said. “By working together, we can provide more focused and effective assistance to help public…
House of Representatives Passes California Water Bill
…crisis, regulations must be reformed that dump critical water supplies in the ocean and that prevent us from storing water to use during droughts. We don’t need more studies or…
AgNeTVideo: CA Ag Organizations on Farm Bill
Barry Bedwell, President at California Grape and Tree Fruit League, and Don Patrick, Executive Vice President/ CFO at Nisei Farmers League, comment on the Farm Bill….
FARM LEADER: Drought Declaration Calls Attention to Chronic Water Problems
…which is compounded by population growth, environmental regulations and now, by drought. “We don’t know if this is Year 3 of a three-year drought or Year 3 of a longer…