Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides comments on the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corp of Engineers concerning their proposed Clean Water Act…
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Clarify Protection for Nation’s Streams and Wetlands
…streams and wetlands. The proposed definitions of waters will apply to all Clean Water Act programs. It does not protect any new types of waters that have not historically been…
Change in Policy on Fumigant Puts Farmers in Bind
…has ended a policy that allows growers in certain areas—also known as townships—to acquire necessary quantities of the soil fumigant 1,3-dichloropropene—sold under the trade name Telone—above an annual allocation cap….
Ground Water Guidelines Coming for Farmers
Surface water won’t be the only water monitored for contaminants from irrigated land. New changes will require farmers to monitor ground water contaminants which mean more paperwork and planning for…
Drought Complicating Economic Turnaround
Some groups are still trying to bounce back from the economic slump. The lack of water means the lack of jobs, making the turnaround even harder. Drought Complicating Economic Turnaround…
Drought Could Affect Food Prices This Year and Next
By Ching Lee, assistant editor of Ag Alert With hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland expected to be left unplanted this year due to water shortages, market analysts and…
Negotiations Key for New Water Bill
Council Chambers attendees were spilling out into the lobby at the Water Resource Management Board’s hearing at Fresno City Hall. Supporters heard Senator Jim Costa explain how successful legislation happens…
Farmers Speak at Nationally Televised Rally
Participants at the big water rally in Fresno heard from everyday farmers who addressed the crowd. Something they said is important to hear because they are the ones being affected…
Almond Board: Upcoming Almond Grower Field Day
…California Water Association’s Bruce Houdesheldt, who will speak on Nitrogen Management Plan Requirements and other requirements coming down the turnpike that may affect almond growers in the northern region. Tuesday,…
Hundreds Flood Fresno to Support Water Bill
Hundreds of supporters rallied at Fresno City Hall to urge the U.S. Senate to negotiate a water bill. Speakers included politicians and farmers who stressed the importance of improved water…
Cry for Water Continues
The signs are familiar reading “Food Grows Where Water Flows.” and “No Water-No Jobs.” The message the same. The cry for water that started months ago in Sacramento continues around…
Pistachio Growers get Legal Breakdown on Water Ruling
Paramount farms had a legal team scheduled to talk about the water issues in California during their 2014 Annual Pistachio Conference. The 9th Circuit’s decision that morning played a big…
Disappointment in Court Water Case Ruling
…serious drought situation and critical need for agriculture water. Sabrina Hill has the report. Court Water Case Ruling To read Westland’s Water District General Manager Tom Birmingham’s statement, please CLICK…
Ruling in CA Water Case
…drought of near-record proportion and that drought is affecting our water supply. But the zero allocation to public water agencies that receive water from the Central Valley Project and the…