…trying to get passed into law address added water storage in one way or another. Western Growers Association Executive Vice President Dave Puglia was on a panel at the Center…
USDA Continues Farm Bill Implementation with Provisions to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…to purchase different levels of coverage for a variety of irrigation practices, provide guidance on conservation compliance, implement protections for native sod and provide adjustments to historical yields following significant…
Recycled Water Leads Symposium
…Center for Produce Safety held a produce research symposium in Newport beach to create a discussion about applying research statistics to operational safety, however the water crisis led the discussion….
FID Extends Water Deliveries
…a full irrigation allotment during the month of July instead of the originally scheduled half allotment. The 2014 Irrigation Season started on June 1 and is currently scheduled to end…
Almond Board: Late Season Irrigation Vital
…Irrigation in Almonds The Almond Board continues to help growers through difficult times caused by the drought. As Associate Director of Agricultural Affairs, Bob Curtis explains, late season irrigation is…
CDFA Announces Available Funding for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
Agricultural operators are encouraged to apply for funding of projects involving improved water savings and energy reductions in irrigation systems The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…2013 and 2014 irrigation seasons was less than the amount available in 2001, when most irrigation was curtailed. The Klamath Project was able to provide full season irrigation in 2013,…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…reality that they will have access to none of their federal contract water—the first time this has happened since the Terra Bella Irrigation District was formed more than 60 years…
Two CA Water Districts to Benefit from Grants
…Banking Program comes from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and will allow the Fresno Irrigation District to develop a new 60-acre groundwater recharge basin as part of the District’s Southwest…
Funding Boost for Groundwater Banking Program
…Program. The funding, which comes from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, will allow the Fresno Irrigation District (FID) to develop a new 60 acre groundwater recharge basin as part of…
Cotton Producers to Examine Montana Agricultural Operations
…begin on June 23 at the Southern Agricultural Research Center in Huntley where the participants will learn about Montana agricultural research, including a presentation from the Western Sugar Cooperative. The…
Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15
…form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. Nomination forms for the 2014 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center…
Questions Remain With Lower Limb Die-back
…almond trees. Taylor Hillman reports. Lower Limb Die-back Doll said some of those competing factors are over irrigation in the spring, shade out, possible pathogens and many others. Even though…
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
…unlined canal to a pipeline to eliminate canal losses, and (2) by developing a year-round irrigation system, which would eliminate much groundwater pumping. The proposed project is estimated to achieve…