…2012 was also at 20 percent. The Department of Water Resources says its preparing for another dry year and is ready to streamline water transfers, as well as pull water…
Snow Survey Today
…water from areas of relative abundance to areas of critical need, as well as monitoring water supply impacts in small rural communities where the groundwater sources are stressed by prolonged…
Speaker Series to Celebrate UCCE 100th Anniversary
…The experts will discuss topics like nitrate and groundwater management, the potential for producing biofuel from California crops, and the adoption of new conservation systems. For the complete schedule, click…
AgNet West This Week: Water Worries; Beef Industry and Consumers; Winter Sanitation for NOW
AgNet West This Week, formerly known as AgNet West E-news, includes information on water worries, the beef industry and consumers, and winter sanitation for navel orangeworm. Want to learn more?…
West Coast Worries About Water
Drier than normal conditions along much of the Pacific Coast have elevated concerns about a lack of available water this spring. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio…
Water Meeting Scheduled
…and ranchers need to prepare for a significant drought year. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report To learn more about the water meeting, click here….
AgNetTVideo: Leopold Conservation Award
Sand County Foundation’s Leopold Conservation Award Program honors landowners for outstanding voluntary achievement in conservation practices that improve their bottom line and our environment….
State Board to Discuss Water Transfers and Drought Preparedness
…Howard, State Water Resources Control Board; Paul Fujitani, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region; David Guy, Northern California Water Association; Jason Peltier, Westlands Water District; Luana Kiger, USDA Natural Resources…
Low Snowpack Level is Another Problem
…water. Cities and urban water managers along the Pacific Coast are worried about the lack of mountain snowpack so far this season, and in turn, a potential lack of water…
AgNet West e-News: Navel Orangeworm in Almonds; Water Task Force; FSMA Changes
This week’s issue of the AgNet West e-News includes information on navel orangeworm in almonds; the governor’s new water task force; and changes to FSMA. Click here to view the…
Weekly Crop Progress for 12-26-13
…and recent winds in the North Central Valley. Growers in the Imperial Valley were irrigating before the irrigation district shut off water for annual canal maintenance. Over three-quarters of the…
Low Snowpack Adds to Drought Worries
Just how significant is the lack of snowpack, and future irrigation water, in the Pacific mountain ranges so far this season? Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio…
Governor Forms Water Task Force
…the director of the state office of Emergency Services to get together once a week and discuss the water problems. This “task force” will review water allocations and the state’s…
Need for Water in Kern County
General Manager of the Kern County Water Agency, Jim Beck discusses the drought and what needs to change. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…