…meeting will take place in Tulare and the October 4 meeting will be held in Watsonville. All four meetings will consist of remarks from DPR and opportunities for attendees to…
Executive Order Expedites Levee Repair and Prepares for the Next Wet Season
…by last winter’s storms, encompassing areas such as the San Joaquin River and its tributaries, the Tulare Lake Basin and its tributaries, the Salinas River and its tributaries, the Pajaro…
Week in Review: Winegrapes Benefit from Winter Weather & Tulare Lake Starting to Recede
Winegrapes appear to be in for a bright growing season after substantial rains came through during the winter. After months of concerted efforts to mitigate flooding in the Tulare Lake…
California Crop Conditions Heading into July
…the report noted. Strawberry harvest in Tulare County concluded due to high temperatures at the end of the week, while olive trees have undergone trimming. In the nut crop sector,…
Tides Turning at Tulare Lake, But Water to Remain for Some Time
COURTESY: ANJA RAUDABAUGH After months of concerted efforts to mitigate flooding in the Tulare Lake region, state officials announced that the lake’s water levels have begun to recede. The positive…
Week in Review: Colorado River Agreement Reached & Floodwater Diversion Flexibility Expanded
California, Nevada, and Arizona have reached an agreement on how to address concerns with the Colorado River. A recent Executive Order will extend flood diversion flexibilities enacted for the Tulare…
Latest Flood-Related Executive Order Expands Diversion Flexibilities
…persist. The latest action will extend flood diversion flexibilities enacted for the Tulare Lake Basin, to the San Joaquin River Basin. “With flooding impacts expected to continue into the summer,…
California’s ‘Lowest Cotton Acreage’ in History Expected This Year
…“We flooded the Tulare Lake basin where we grow quite a bit of cotton. In some years, as much as a third of the California cotton crop is in that…
Best Management Practices for Managing Citrus Thrips
…outside canopy looking for immatures. “Think about monitoring right about now. Petal fall is being declared in Tulare County I think this week,” Gautam noted. “Repeat monitoring twice a week…
May Snow Survey Still Shows Abundant Snowpack
…Tulare Basins over the next several months and this data will help us inform water managers and ultimately help protect communities in these regions.” The statewide snowpack is 254 percent…
Disaster Recovery Package Requested for California Farmers
…also highlighted Tulare County damage estimates as being $113 million due to storms and subsequent flooding. The request for a disaster recovery package was addressed to Speaker of the…
California Red Scale Populations Starting Slow This Season
…the first male flight in Kern County. In Tulare, Fresno, and Madera counties things happen either 10 to 14 days after what we see in Kern County,” Gautam explained. “This…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 04-14-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the impacts of the Tulare flooding on the heard health of dairy cattle,…
Herd Health Concerns Due to Flooding in Tulare County
Floodwaters in and around Tulare County are raising concerns related to herd health among the dairy operations in the region. The issue was highlighted at a recent meeting of the…