…El Niño would produce much more precipitation than usual this winter,” said DWR Director Mark Cowin. “We need conservation as much as ever.” The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted…
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
…environmental scientist specializing in biological control, and Mark Hoddle, UC Cooperative Extension biological control specialist. Funding was also provided by the USDA Farm Bill, the California Pistachio Research Board, the…
State Water Project Allocations Doubled
…DWR Director Mark Cowin. “After more than four dry years, we still have a critical water shortage. We need a lot more wet weather this winter to take the edge…
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Programs to be Discussed
…Mark Cowin, California Department of Water Resources; Stafford Lehr, California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Samuel Boland-Brien, SWRCB; Jeanne Chilcott, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; Dr. Charles Burt,…
Ethanol Committee Visits California’s Low Carbon Economy
…affordable than gasoline in this market. However, only three percent of the available market is being served. The keys to Propel’s success in capturing 75 percent of the current E85…
Agri View: Drone Rules
…receive a registration number, you can use it on all of your unmanned aircraft if they meet the online registration criteria. You must mark the registration number on all aircraft…
SuperBowl: Calories Consumed
…and chips can quickly add up to the 24-hundred calorie mark – which is more calories than anyone should eat in a single day. To keep yourself from pigging out…
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
…when will end,” said DWR Director Mark Cowin. “One look at our low reservoirs tells us that we need a lot more wet weather before summer.” Although there is no…
2015 Warmest Year By Far
Courtesy: NOAA Analysis shows that 2015 was the warmest year on record with average temperatures shattering the previous mark set in 2014. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) produces this…
Georgia Farmer Elected American Farm Bureau President
…Missouri; Steve Nelson, Nebraska (Midwest Region), Mark Haney, Kentucky; John Hoblick, Florida; Mike McCormick, Mississippi; Jimmy Parnell, Alabama; Wayne Pryor, Virginia; Randy Veach, Arkansas (Southern Region), Ryck Suydam, New Jersey…
Citrus Crop Forecast Has Slight Changes for California
Mark Hudson, USDA/NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service), Washington, D.C. released the January citrus crop forecast reflecting a slight drop in California non-Valencia oranges with a slight increase in Valencia oranges….
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…drought will be entrenched for a fifth year. DWR Director Mark Cowin said the heavy snowfall so far during Water Year 2016 “has been a reasonable start, but another three…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change
…32 Scoping Plan. Continuing on the theme of climate change, the Board will also hear from Mark Jacobson, with the Stanford Wood Institute for the Environment, on his Blueprint for…
Picking a Christmas Tree
…farms will prohibit pets). But, if a pet is allowed and must come along, keep him on a leash at all times. Please don’t let him “mark” other people’s trees….