…Center. The topic of the day was accelerating the growth of agricultural technology in Israel and California, a focus resulting from the 2014 M.O.U signed by Governor Brown and Prime…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…company in the Negev Desert that also does business in California. The delegation furthers a relationship between California in Israel that was cemented in 2014, when Governor Brown and Prime…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…state assembly and senate have sent a bill to Governor Brown’s desk that would add $5 million to Market Match. However, Governor Brown dropped similar spending for the produce program…
2016 GEELA Awards
Nominations being accepted for 2016 GEELA Awards by CDFA Office of Public Affairs The Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) is California’s highest environmental honor. The program recognizes individuals,…
Technology, Innovation and Food Waste
…All meetings are open to the public and attendance is welcome. The California State Board of Food and Agriculture advises the governor and the CDFA secretary on agricultural issues and…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans Approved by CWC
…regulation of California’s groundwater basins as outlined in the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2014 were approved by the California Water…
New Regulations for Groundwater Management
…California’s groundwater basins as outlined in the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2014. Improving Sustainable Groundwater Management is also a key…
State Says Continue Water Savings
Executive Order Aims to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life in California Moving to bolster California’s climate and drought resilience, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an executive order…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…Snow: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/snowapp/sweq.action Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a drought state of emergency in January 2014 and directed state agencies to take all necessary actions to respond to drought conditions….
Climate Change Bill Moves Forward
…in addressing climate change, something the Governor has acknowledged,” Wolk said. “My bill provides farmers and ranchers greater access to funding and other resources to help them adapt to the…
Conserving Water in California
…Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought state of emergency. According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2014 was the third driest year on record for the state. Through…
DWR April Snowpack Totals Report
…depth and zero water content on April 1. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. stood on bare ground that day when he mandated a 25-percent reduction in water use throughout California….
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Still Below Average
…of year are dramatically improved compared to 2015’s zero depth and zero water content on April 1. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. stood on bare ground that day when he…
Agreement to Raise California’s Minimum Wage Announced
Governor Brown Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined legislators and labor leaders to announce a landmark agreement that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to…