A national water bill with drought provisions for California was signed into law which means increased water deliveries to San Joaquin Valley and Southern California farms and businesses. President Barrack…
Christmas Tree Farms Face Balancing Act
…of the 3,000 trees he planted last year have died due to drought. A few years before that, he lost most of the 1,000 seedlings he planted. The drought has…
Water Bill with Drought Relief on President’s Desk
The FY17 Water Resources Development Act is now on the President’s desk, after passing both the House and the Senate late last week. The water bill includes drought relief legislation…
Agri View: Weather Disasters
…been the worst year but crop loss is crop loss no matter when or how severe. The summer long drought across the northeastern region didn’t affect any major crops but…
Western View: Pulse Irrigating Saves the Farm
Last month I got to meet a couple of Madera county almond growers who overcame adversity in a big way. To Tom and Dan Rogers the drought was more than…
Poultry Industry Fears RFS Increase Will Alter Grain Prices
…That’s welcome news for corn farmers, but National Chicken Council President Mike Brown said it puts U.S. chicken producers “one drought, flood or freeze away from another crisis.” He told…
California Fighting Global Warming on the Backs of Dairy Farmers
…U.S. News and World Report publication. California dairy farmers are dealing with five years of drought, low milk prices and rising labor costs. A spokesperson for Western United Dairymen says:…
CA State Plan: Make Water Conservation A Way of Life
…drought and develops long-term water conservation measures that will ensure all communities have sufficient water supplies. This will involve activities such as ensuring farmers plan and prepare for severe drought…
State Water Project Starts at 20 Percent
Drought Continues Despite Early-Season Rainfall Still early in California’s rainy season, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced its initial water allocation for 2017 of 20 percent of the requests…
One of Three Major U.S. Drought Areas Will Improve
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows roughly 11 percent of the contiguous United States is under what it calls “severe, extreme, or exceptional” drought. The areas where the drought continues to…
More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
…This brings the total number of dead trees since 2010 to over 102 million on 7.7 million acres of California’s drought stricken forests. In 2016 alone, 62 million trees have…
Ranchers see Better Pastures, Tough Markets
…ranchers struggle to recover from the recent drought that has battered their herds. “It’s unfortunate, because you’ve got good feed conditions brewing but no market,” said Yolo County rancher Casey…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…while reducing environmental losses. As drought conditions continue to grip parts of the country, our scientists have begun work to develop rice and corn crops that are drought– and flood-resistant,…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…builds on our support of technologies and approaches that help producers increase resiliency to extreme weather such as drought and floods.” CIG is authorized and funded under the Environmental Quality…