…of this drought – giving a voice to those who produce our truly remarkable food supply. As we all know, the farming community is facing a very difficult time and…
Gov. Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North America
…the U.S. to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius – the warming threshold at which scientists say there will likely be major climate disruptions such as super droughts and…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…world’s population. Pollution of rivers, lakes, and ground water further limits the supply. Oceans Destructive pressure on the oceans is severe, particularly in the coastal regions which produce most of…
USDA: Record Number of Organic Producers in U.S.
…operations that is updated on a regular basis. The modernized system will allow anyone to confirm organic certification status using the online tool, support market research and supply chain connections,…
Snowpack Melts Early Across the West
…where snowmelt accounts for the majority of seasonal water supply, information about snowpack serves as an indicator of future water availability. Streamflow in the West consists largely of accumulated mountain…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…water use has been cut on farms and ranches, with many of the state’s farmers facing water-supply cuts of 60 percent, 80 percent, even 100 percent, and for a second…
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…gallons, and an ounce of beef takes 106 gallons. 2) Agriculture uses 41 percent of California’s total water supply – not 80 percent as often quoted. The California Department of…
Western View: It’s Not 80%
…world that agriculture uses 80 percent of the developed water supply in the state. This number doesn’t tell the real story. The number for the amount of water that agriculture…
USDA Announces FoodKeeper Application in Advance of World Health Day
The U.S. Food Waste Challenge calls on organizations and businesses across the food supply chain to join the fight against food waste. Cathy Isom has more. FoodKeeper App Learn more…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…decades. Since the 1980s, environmental regulations have limited—and sometimes cut—the surface water supply, thereby encouraging more groundwater pumping. The latest drought has exposed farming’s growing vulnerability to water shortages, particularly…
The Western View: We’re Not The Bad Guys
…particular, get too big of a share of the water supply. One central valley almond grower took umbrage at the growing outcry against nut crops. Brad Gleason, a pistachio and…
USDA to Provide $332 Million to Protect and Restore Agricultural Working Lands, Grasslands and Wetlands
…sheep and elk. ACEP’s agricultural land easements not only protect the long-term viability of the nation’s food supply by preventing conversion of productive working lands to non-agricultural uses, but they…
Governor Brown Signs $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…which won bipartisan approval in the Legislature and was approved overwhelmingly at the polls. The funds represent the most significant statewide investment in water supply infrastructure projects in decades –…
Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…emergency drought relief is an important band aid,” said Assembly Republican Leader Kristin Olsen. “We must move beyond temporary fixes. Projects to increase water supply have been hung up in…