…25th annual meeting in Visalia there were three reasons for the lowest total cotton acres planted since the 1920s. “Water, prices and competing crops are the reasons cotton planting is…
PPIC Video: California Drought
Droughts are a regular feature of California’s variable climate, affecting cities, farms and the environment. They test water management systems and signal areas needing improvement. This video from the Public…
Snowpack Melts Early Across the West
…where snowmelt accounts for the majority of seasonal water supply, information about snowpack serves as an indicator of future water availability. Streamflow in the West consists largely of accumulated mountain…
Changes to WOTUS
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy recently announced changes to the Waters of the U.S. rule – now known as the Clean Water rule. Seanica Otterby has the story. Waters…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…percent cuts in water use by cities and towns. People who had not heeded the previous, voluntary guidelines for reducing their water use at home and at work will now…
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…an increase in agricultural water use. But according to the Department of Water Resources, the total amount of agricultural water has held steady since 2000 and actually declined over a…
Western View: It’s Not 80%
…“developed” water. That number ignores water used for environmental purposes, and that’s half of all the water in the state. Environmental water is the amount of water allowed to flow…
USDA Designates Del Norte County as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
…farmers recover from adversity. Additional programs available to assist farmers and ranchers include the Emergency Conservation Program, The Livestock Forage Disaster Program, the Livestock Indemnity Program, the Emergency Assistance for…
2015 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural lands and Wetlands Due May 15
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easements Program (ACEP). ACEP offers two easement options, the Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) and the Wetland…
The Role of Soils in Capturing Water
…do soils, and the state of their health, play a key part in capturing water and preventing runoff, erosion and other environmental problems? The Role of Soils in Capturing Water…
USDA Working to Help California Farmers Conserve Water
…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…
USDA to Issue Disaster Assistance to Help Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
…this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new…
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…