…“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…
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…