…in Clovis. The one-day conference is a BlueTech Valley event presented by the Fresno State International Center for Water Technology that will bring together researchers, industry experts and water experts…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…and many communities have felt the pain of low allocations from the SWP and federal Central Valley Project (CVP), with vast tracts of farmland fallowed and drinking water systems failing…
Almond Update: Growers Input Needed on ILRP
…that could have big effects on growers. The irrigated lands regulatory program is managed by Central Valley regional water boards, which has developed a program that covers both surface water…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…so complicated that it’s hard to give an overview summary of what’s happening for me,” San Joaquin Valley farmer Bill Diedrich said, noting that his diversified operation includes farm ground…
Agri View: Pistachio Status
…crop. Once established, it keeps bearing fruits for many years to come. Pista fruit, in fact, is a drupe (fruit with a large, central located single seed), and it is…
Lawsuit Challenges Metropolitan Water District’s Purchase of Delta Islands
…League, San Joaquin County, Contra Costa County and the Central Delta Water Agency plan to file suit against the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) charging that its claim…
Frost Tool Tested for ACP Management
…Inseason Ag is a young company out of the Central Valley of California. Production Manager Roger Cox says the company has a new version of its tree netting that helps…
Grants to Help Ag Producers Increase Value of Their Products
…processing, packaging and marketing buffalo meat, a first step in identifying potential new market opportunities. Sappa Valley Poultry in Oberlin, Kan., received a $49,663 grant to expand distribution of their…
New walnut variety ‘Durham’ released
…suitable for alternate use in-shell. The expected low blight and kernel quality should be of particular interest to growers in the Sacramento Valley. ‘Durham’ kernels have large size and excellent…
Agri View: Foreign Vegetables
…destroyed rainforest regions in Central and South America for Mexican consumption – a practice that has already begun. Unlimited beef imports would also lower the income of family-sized cattle producers…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
…Key deliverable deadlines and contact information for Central Valley coalitions can be found in the most recent CURES Watershed Coalition News. For growers in the Sacramento Valley, Westlands and East…
The Western View: Carbon Farming
Farmers know the value of organic matter, especially those working in the sand and clay soils of the central valley. The Western View: Carbon Farming Carbon-base fertilizers enrich the earth…
Response to CVP Water Allocation Announcement
…the northern Sierra Nevada this year, farmers on the westside of the San Joaquin Valley, from Tracy to Kettleman City, will suffer from grossly inadequate water supplies from the Central…
Water Supply Allocation Announced for CVP
The Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial 2016 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. This allocation is based on a cautious estimate of the amount of water…