…Western Fresno County. The features of the Twilight Field day are sustainable agricultural systems involving precision irrigation and conservation tillage. This year, the event has been expanded to include an…
Online Encyclopedia on Water
A new website puts everything you want to know about California’s water issues right at your fingertips. Aquapedia.com is an online, vetted reference tool for all things water. It’s a…
Family Farm Wins Against Development
…Download Audio Report The California Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Northern California Regional Land Trust (NCRLT) have created an agricultural conservation easement on the Pamma‐Larkin farm one mile outside…
California Ag Headlines for September 6
…excellent. Growers are finding fields showing signs of water stress. There are also reports of insect pressure from whitefly and aphids. Producers are also scouting for mites. Insect presence also…
AgNet West e-News: Water Meeting; Rangeland Decline; Methyl Bromide Alternatives
This week’s issue of the AgNet West e-News includes on an upcoming water meeting, the further decline of our rangeland, research into methyl bromide alternatives and more. Click here to…
Water Meeting Next Week
…work proactively with farmers and ranchers to address groundwater overdraft and water transfers – providing a level of reliability over the next few years. She says California’s current water situation…
Meeting on California Water Situation
…California Department of Water Resources, Randy Record, Chair of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA); Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition; Chris White, Central California Irrigation District; Victoria Whitney,…
California Water Research Projects
Could it be the answer to drought conditions? Several California programs are among nine research projects with new funding to look into desalination and water purification. Sabrina Hill has more….
Desalination, Water Purification Research Projects Funded
…Organics Removal; University of Tennessee, $150,000 – The University of Tennessee will investigate the capability of combining microbes and electrolysis to treat wastewater and produced water to augment water resources…
California Agriculture Headlines
…to some of the crop earlier this summer, and growers had to deal with a lack of available water for irrigation. Cotton is highly sensitive to water stress and some…
CA Farm Bureau On Water Shortage
…at the end of February, leaving farmers potentially vulnerable if they need water for frost control in early spring. “Everybody is practicing strict water conservation with microsprinklers and drip irrigation,…
Deadline Extended for Central Coast Groundwater Cooperative
The Central Coast Groundwater Cooperative (CCGC) deadline is extended to September 9th. Membership materials are now available to join the cooperative. The Regional Board recently accepted a groundwater monitoring plan…
Almond Board: Water Regulations and Farmers
One of the key issues facing almond growers and others is water regulations. Sabrina Hill has more.Click to open or download audio report Vince Roos is a consultant on water-related…
Merced and Kings Counties Tours Next Week
The conservation tillage dairy bus tours in Merced and Kings Counties are next week. For more information, click here. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…