…State Water Project is a direct result of limitations imposed on operations of the projects under the Delta smelt biological opinion. In the 2012-13 water year, that biological opinion reduced…
USDA Announces New Grants to Help Communities Meet Water Challenges in Coming Years
…the growing need to combine knowledge from biological and physical sciences with social and economic sciences to address complex water issues. The NIWQP focuses on addressing water issues at the…
Biological Tool in Fight Against Citrus Disease HLB
Researchers in California are using a natural enemy to fight off the Asian citrus psyllid and the citrus disease it can spread, Huanglongbing. Researcher Brian Taylor of the California Citrus…
Citrus Industry This Week: Biological Psyllid Control; Crop Forecast
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes a report from Florida Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam, information on biological control of citrus psyllids and the latest crop forecast. Want to…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…agencies use flexibility under existing law to maximize water supplies using Delta pumping. Under the Delta smelt biological opinion, which is required by the Endangered Species Act, pumping that results…
Statement of Westlands Water District on California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
…in Old and Middle Rivers, as prescribed by the 2008 biological opinion issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to minimize water supply reductions for the CVP and…
Asian Citrus Psyllid and Residential Citrus
…Report UC Riverside Biological Control Specialist Mark Hoddle was one of the speakers at the recent Fall Citrus Meeting held in Tulare County. He says while the Asian citrus psyllid…
Natural Predator to Fight Asian Citrus Psyllid
Researchers in California are using a natural predator to fight the Asian citrus psyllid. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report UC Riverside Biological Control Specialist…
CA Citrus Mutual on Governor’s Veto of Citrus Bill
…in Southern California backyards than in the entire commercial citrus industry. “Funds from AB 571 were destined for biological control in the Los Angeles Basin,” continues Nelsen. “Biological control would…
Brown Vetoes Citrus Protection Bill
…protect Southern California home owners, the commercial citrus industry, and the pioneering use of biological control to stop the Asian citrus psyllid and deadly citrus disease Huanglongbing. He sent the…
Fall Citrus Meeting
…It kicks off with a presentation by Dr. Mark Hoddle of the University of California Riverside on the biological control of Asian citrus psyllid. Following that is a presentation on…
Even Less Water for Central Valley Farmers
…the 2008 biological opinion for Delta smelt. For Westlands Water District this equates to a loss of 195,000 acre feet of water that has gone out to the ocean without…
Birmingham’s Full Statement about Allocation
…across the Delta has been greatly hindered by restrictions imposed under the 2008 Biological Opinion protecting Delta smelt. Over the last 60 days, the CVP has lost over 300,000 acre…