…it can to help California producers get through the so-called “Drought of the Century”. USDA Working to Help California Farmers Conserve Water USDA Working to Help California Farmers Conserve Water…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…than usual or buy water from other farmers. (Groundwater pumping replaced roughly 75% of the lost surface water.) Better groundwater management is a top priority Groundwater is California agriculture’s largest…
McCarthy Statement on California Water Restrictions
…but thanks to the most sophisticated water system in the country that captured and stored water during the wet years for use during the dry years, our communities and farmers…
Thanks Soils, and What is in Them, for Clean Water
The water we drink is clean thanks to the filtration system only soils can provide. Thanks Soils, and What is in Them, for Clean Water…
Almond Board: Tips on Irrigating with Less Water
In today’s Almond Update, UC Davis professor and pomologist Ken Shackel discusses irrigating almonds during water restrictions. Sabrina Hill has the update. Almond Update: Ken Shackle…
PBS Video: California Announces Mandatory Rrestrictions to Curb Drought
From PBS NewsHour Suffering a severe and long-lasting drought, California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered new and historic restrictions designed to reduce water use by 25 percent through 2016. The restrictions…
Governor’s Drought Task Force Discusses Emergency Actions
…Ghilarducci, Director, California Office of Emergency Services Felicia Marcus, Chair, State Water Resources Control Board Mark Cowin, Director, California Department of Water Resources Robert B. Weisenmiller, Chair, California Energy Commission…
OpEd from Assemblyman Adam Gray on Water Restrictions
Adam Gray Our water future is at a critical Crossroads! By Assemblyman Adam Gray Arguments between local governments and individual farmers over the sale, transfer, and local usage of water…
Gov. Brown Directs First-Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Reductions
…executive order issued by the governor today. Save Water For the first time in state history, the governor has directed the State Water Resources Control Board to implement mandatory water…
The Western View: We’re Not The Bad Guys
…Los Angeles Times and picked up by the Fresno Bee, Mr. Gleason points out that it takes 168 gallons of water to produce a single watermelon, 50 gallons for a…
Many Drip Lines Not Properly Flushed
…it’s crucial to watch for two things when flushing those lines. Green says there is a chart available online that shows how far the water should be flowing based on…
Governor Brown Signs $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…limited water allocations from the State Water Project and Central Valley Project for agricultural users to historically low levels – between zero and 20 percent of contracted amounts and junior…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Agricultural Trade and Workforce Immigration Issues in San Diego
…on Wednesday, April 1st will be held at the San Diego Regional Water Resource Control Board from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will continue the trade and workforce/immigration theme….
Western View: Drought Crisis Response Is Too Little
…fixes. Nothing in the legislation gets us back to farming by bringing more water in to the Central Valley. We’re still watering lawns in LA and saving the smelt while…