…member Samantha is a 16-year-old Junior at Clovis East High School. She raised a barrow, cross-breed swine and is also a varsity swimmer and captain of the water polo team….
Poultry Grower Lois Alt Prevails Against EPA
…from their farmyards.” In ordering Alt to seek a permit, EPA took the legal position that the Clean Water Act’s exemption for “agricultural storm water discharges” does not apply to…
Department of Fish and Wildlife Meetings
…and habitats, and promote ecological conservation. The objectives for the update include creating a common vision for fish and wildlife conservation in California, providing an accounting of conservation accomplishments since…
Strawberry Commission Awarded Grant
…block grant in the amount of $225,000, to help prepare growers and irrigators to meet the challenges of ever increasing water quality regulations and dwindling water supplies. The commission’s grower…
American Farm Bureau Appeals Chesapeake Bay Ruling
…to preserve the primary role of states in setting land use policy and determining how to achieve water quality goals. According to AFBF, the Clean Water Act puts states in…
California Ag Headlines for October 8
…with recently implemented North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (RB-1) water quality rules. Dairy farms within the RB-1 region currently operate under one of three water quality permits, which…
CDFA Meeting to Focus on Ag Research
…presence in consumers’ lives. From the diversity of food products on grocery shelves, to safe drinking water, and climate adaptation– agricultural research is at the forefront of improving and innovating…
Lack of Water for CA Crops Could Mean Shortages
…available irrigation water. He says that’s going to translate into a loss of jobs for his local area, and another problem for the entire state. He says it’s important for…
YSFB Supports Ordinance to Restrict Marijuana Cultivation
…pursue future amendments to the ordinance to address protection of water quality from the unregulated use of chemicals and pesticides by marijuana cultivators.” Over the past year there have been…
Fall Citrus Meeting
…4 Creeks Incorporated talking about proposed Regional Water Quality Control Board General Order Requirements. The meeting is next Thursday, October 3, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Tulare County…
AgNet West E-news: New ACP Discovery; Water Meetings; Specialty Crop Grants
This week’s issue of the AgNet West e-News includes information on the new Asian citrus psyllid discovery in Tulare County, water meetings, and specialty crop block grants. Click here to…
Water Meetings Scheduled
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board has several public meetings coming up next month, to allow the public a chance to discuss the development of a Central Valley…
Litigation against EPA Concerning Section 308
The personal information of farmers and ranchers is once again at stake, due to recently filed litigation against the Environmental Protection Agency by animal rights groups under the Clean Water…
California Crop Update
…continues and harvest of the Monterey variety has started. Range and non-irrigated pasture remained in fair to very poor condition. Available water at all elevations was limited and continued to…