…there’s a secret weapon to help deal with those uninvited critters, thanks to The Big Bug Hunt. This citizen science project aims to give you a heads-up when certain pests…
Legislation Seeks to Address San Joaquin Valley Canals
…restoration project. “We have to find better ways to use the water we have,” Feinstein said in a press release. “Restoring the San Joaquin Valley’s canals is one of the…
USDA Approves $2.5 Million for California Water Investments
…program. USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand noted that the department will be investing $281 million for 106 projects in 36 states and Puerto Rico to improve…
NRCS Partnership to Enhance San Joaquin Valley Water Efficiency
…supplies, and environmentally sound habitats for fish and wildlife.” NRCS has made $10 million available for the project, which is being matched with $14.2 million from multiple project partners. Some…
Updated Allocations Bring Modest Increase for CVP Contractors
The Bureau of Reclamation has recently announced updated allocations for Central Valley Project (CVP) water contractors. The amount of rainfall that came through California during the month of April was…
Smoke Exposure Research in Grapes Begins Taking Shape
…going to be a long-term research project and we need more funding and I think we’ve got a lot of champions in the California congressional delegation to help us out,”…
Regional Conversation Partnership Program Applications Accepted Through May 29
…its own funding of $300 million annually. Suarez said that the financial support for projects can vary between $250,000 to $10 million “depending on the needs of that project, the…
The Western View: Don’t Let The Virus Make You Crazy
…of medical news. Change the channel. Go work on a hobby, or start a project – there’s always a piece of equipment that needs fixing, on every farm in the…
Resilience 2020 Campaign Highlights Resolve of California Ranchers
The California Cattle Council (CCC) is working with the California Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) to launch a project called Resilience 2020, as a means of reassuring consumers that California ranchers are…
Ag Groups Call for More Certainty for California’s Water Supply
…Council, Western Agricultural Processors Association, Central Valley Project Water Association, and the Ag Council of California. The letter itself states that “where possible, rules that limit farm water supplies should…
Including Water Investments in Infrastructure Package Challenging
…serious of lawsuits over the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project. “I do believe that creative minds with good intentions can find a way to extricate themselves from…
California Sees Even More Water Litigation
…of the State Water Project (SWP) in a manner that conflicts with the federal biological opinions and operation of the Central Valley Project. The most recent lawsuit comes on behalf…
Almond Update: NOW SIT Research Continuing to Evolve, Improve
…modifications over the last year have improved the insect’s performance. Almond Board of California‘s Cheif Scientific Officer Josette Lewis gave an update at their annual conference on the project’s progress…
150 Ag and Water Groups Call for Water Relief
…the California Farm Bureau Federation, Kings River Conservation District, California Cattlemen’s Association, Central Valley Project Water Association, California Fresh Fruit Association, and Western Growers Association. In the letter addressed to…