…across the country to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests, diseases and pathogens, as well as to ensure the availability of a healthy supply of clean plant stock…
Kern County Farm Bureau Irrigation Efficiency Program Awarded $400,000 Grant from Bay-Delta Initiative
…continue to be one of the most efficient water users in Kern County while providing the nation with their food supply. Without an efficient water system for years to come,…
California Ag Day, National Agriculture Week Just Around the Corner
…for the 2015 event is “California Agriculture: Breaking new Ground.” A focus will be the importance of soil health to our food supply and all of agriculture. Ag Day is…
National Agriculture Day Luncheon – Tickets Available
…founder of Orchard Supply Hardware and donated 3,000 acres (Swanton Pacific Ranch) in the north coast to Cal Poly. The ranch has row crops, timber and even a one-third-scale railroad,…
Gray Proposes Laws to Alleviate Effects of Drought in Valley, Statewide
…has drained the state’s normally robust supply of groundwater. AB 1243 helps local governments and water districts pay to construct systems to put water back into the ground. “We need…
State Water Project Deliveries Increased Slightly
…SWP allocation amounts to enough water to meet the needs of approximately 408,000 households for a year. DWR officials are confident they can supply the additional water thanks to runoff…
Fresno County Farm Bureau Issues Statement on Water Supply for County’s Federal Water Contractors
…in the nation to number three. This drop was largely due to the lack of water supply available to Fresno County farmers. “This allocation will force farmers to idle a…
Statement of Don Peracchi, President of Westlands Water District, on Bureau of Reclamation’s Allocation Announcement
…told that the water supply conditions will be even worse than in 2014. Why is the Central Valley Project no longer capable of fulfilling the basic purposes for which it…
Tomatoes on Drip Might Need Added Potassium
…tomato crops that are being irrigated with drip lines. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Gene Miyao says growers should be monitoring potassium levels and be prepared to supply it if needed….
Toomey, Feinstein & Flake Legislation Shortsighted Policy
…actual process of how ethanol is produced. Only the starch is removed, while all of the valuable components – the fiber, oil and protein are returned to the food chain…
Students Use National FFA Week to Share Importance of Agriculture
…and explore their interests in a broad range of career pathways. Members prepare for careers as biologists, chemists, veterinarians, engineers and entrepreneurs. National FFA Week is sponsored by Tractor Supply…
Ride the Bus to SWRCB Hearing in Sacramento
…Coalition’s recent blog about reversing this staff decision to deny limited water supply deliveries. Bus Transportation will be available from the Valley. For information and to make a reservation for…
USDA: Slow Snowpack Development for Much of the West
…the Southwest wasn’t enough to take these regions out of drought conditions. In Western states where snowmelt accounts for the majority of seasonal water supply, information about snowpack serves as…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…were issued last year to junior water right holders — those who acquired their water rights after 1914 — due to lack of supply, the board said. Sutter County walnut…