Due to industry regulations, California dairies are already water efficient. As operations up and down the state are finding ways to cut water use to deal with the drought, dairies…
Snow Pack Still Low After Late-Season Storms
Sierra Nevada snow pack numbers were released this week and the numbers were low. Water Resource Manager Mark Cowin is hoping for late-season storms to help but time is running…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…Conservation Conservation Programs: Applications are currently being accepted for the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program. TITLE III – Trade Market Access Program (MAP): During the week of…
Recent Storms Won’t Equal Water Allocations
…meet their water contracts. Friant Water Authority says these late season storms are only going to give water to water rights holders and not increase water allocation. Authorities well short…
Water Discussed at Ag Lenders Society Annual Meeting
…and discusses the topic of the day’s meeting – California water issues. Ag Lenders Society Gather for Annual Meeting To learn more about the Ag Lenders Society of California, please click here….
Planting Plans Change Due to Drought
Gary Crawford Concerns about water shortages are causing our California farmers to change their planting plans. Gary Crawford has the report. Planting Plans Change Due to Drought…
Leopold Conservation Award Nominations Now Accepted
…Leopold Conservation Award. Rancher and California coordinator for the award Karen Sweet explains more. Leopold Conservation Award Nominations Now Being Accepted More than three quarters of the land in the…
Numbers Support Increased Delta Pumping
Friant Water Authority says the numbers show that Delta environmental pumping restriction numbers are far below the allowed percentage. Although a long-term fix such as added water storage is needed,…
Historically Reliable Water Source Coming Up Short
…of acre feet short from meeting their water contracts. General Manager Ron Jacobsma spoke at a water rally last week, spreading the message of the drought severity. Friant Water Allocation…
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss New CDFA Water Program
…the state. The funding will be used to establish the CDFA Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, a grant program to increase water conservation through efficiencies and better management and reduce…
Vilsack Comments on Our Nation’s Wilderness: Yours to Enjoy and Protect
…provide more quantifiable, far-reaching benefits that benefit each of us, whether or not you’ve ever set foot in a wilderness area. They provide abundant supplies of clean air and water…
Board Suggests Land Owners Get Help With ILRP
Ground water will now be part of the irrigated lands regulatory program. The program previously was a waiver based program and only monitored surface water. The regulatory board recommends land…
NCBA Concerned with EPA Water Proposal
Ashley Lyon, NCBA Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corp of Engineers proposed an expansion of their federal authority over “waters of the United States.” The National Cattlemen’s…
Vilsack on EPA Proposed Clean Water Act Clarifications
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides comments on the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corp of Engineers concerning their proposed Clean Water Act…