…the Southland. Wheat irrigation continues and is ahead of schedule due to drought conditions. Growers in the Sacramento Valley applied herbicides. Cotton fields were prepared for planting in Fresno County….
Farm Bureau Encourages House and Senate to Work Together on Water Legislation
…3964 as we believe it is prudent and warranted to update and modify the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and other laws to eliminate out of date federal and state…
Future of FFA Uncertain
…Gray (D-Merced) serves the 21st Assembly District, which is in the northern San Joaquin Valley. Not only does he represent a large dairy area, but he grew up around the…
Snow Survey Finds Slightly Increased Water Content
…indicate that water content in the northern mountains is 15 percent of normal for the date and 13 percent of the April 1 average. Electronic readings in the central Sierra…
CA Lawmakers Announce Drought Field Hearing
…water crisis, Republican House Members representing parts of the Central Valley and other areas reiterated that they stand ready to negotiate with the Senate on legislation to help resolve the…
CDFA Drought Meeting Next Week
…is with local agencies and associations, including the San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Agency, the Central Valley Grower-Shipper Association and other local water agencies. For more information, click here….
One, Two Punch Now Triple Threat for Citrus
Les Wright Fresno County Ag Commissioner The one, two punch for citrus growers in Central California is now a triple threat: Asian citrus psyllid, December’s freeze and now zero water…
Zero Water Allocation for State’s Top-Producing County
Ryan Jacobsen, Fresno County Farm Bureau It was an expected announcement, but now it is official. Zero water allocations for south of Delta, Central valley project agricultural water service contractors….
CFBF Responds to No Water Allocations
Sabrina Hill The California Farm Bureau is responding to the announcement by the Federal Central Valley Project that it will deliver no water to most of its farm customers. Sabrina…
Water Crisis Results from Years of Inaction
Today’s announcement by the federal Central Valley Project that it will deliver no water to most of its farm customers highlights the lack of investment California has made in new…
Fresno County Farm Bureau Issues Statement on Water Supply for County’s Federal Water Contractors
…of water were released to the ocean due to the discretionary actions of federal fishery agencies. “Agriculture in Fresno County and California’s Central Valley is a strategic resource for the…
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Announces Zero Water Allocation for California Farms
FRESNO, CA – Today the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced an initial zero water allocation for south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors. This comes as no surprise due…
Drought influences dairy farmers’ feed plans
…said lack of surface water deliveries from the Friant Unit of the Central Water Project and inadequate groundwater supplies will likely force him to fallow 30 percent to 40 percent…
Video: President Obama Responds to the California Drought
Continuing coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Central Valley President Obama visited Joe Del Bosque’s farm in Merced County to view the damage caused by the California drought….