Irrigation improvement is important for all growers. As California growers continue to push through another year of drought, the Almond Board says there are tools that can not only help…
Agri View: Bad Weather
…Great Lakes region, while showers and thunderstorms are affecting the westernmost Corn Belt. Despite pockets of drought, overall growing conditions are mostly favorable for Midwestern corn and soybeans. In the…
Drought Resistant Plants
Shutterstock image Cathy Isom tells us about some plants that can make your garden thrive with very little water. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Drought Resistant Plants…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…temperatures. Once the state’s top avocado-producing region, the San Diego area continues to see declines in avocado acreage. In 2009, before the current drought, San Diego County reported more than…
Extreme Weather Drives Change
…Resources Manager Jeanine Jones says more water policy and system changes are coming because of the current drought. “For example, in some of our past droughts we got a whole…
Groundwater Monitoring Improves
…the effects of drought for five years. To learn about all the actions the State has taken to manage our water system and cope with the impacts of the drought,…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
…the projects can be found at http://resources.ca.gov/ecorestore. To learn more about Fish and Wildlife’s efforts to protect and preserve the state’s fish and wildlife through drought, please visit https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Drought. …
Almond Forecast Up
…2015. Many areas are still in drought, although trees showed signs of recovery from the last few years of insufficient water. The average nut set per tree is 6,159, up…
Draft of Approved Changes to Basin Boundaries
…the actions the state has taken to manage our water systems and cope with the drought’s impacts, visit Drought.CA.Gov. Every Californian should take steps to conserve water. Find out how…
Regions Continue to Face Water Challenges
…on nearby reservoirs to produce a crop, especially during this prolonged drought with little rainfall in many areas. “The main source of irrigation water is the Colorado River,” Imperial Valley…
Stanford Study on Salinity of Deep Groundwater
…in California, which faces a growing population and prolonged drought. Deep groundwater aquifers provide an alternative source of fresh and saline water that can be useable with desalination and/or treatment….
Drought Gave Flood Irrigation Bad Rap
Flood irrigation got a bad rap during this drought period, especially in the public eye. Sometimes the system is necessary and can be as efficient as any other. One System…
More Groundwater Found in Central Valley
…in the midst of its fifth year of severe drought, and in 2014 Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency in the state. To meet its surface water needs, the…
Knowing Salt Levels in Water and Soil
As the drought continues, monitoring salt levels in your water and in the soil moisture is important to avoid salinity issues. San Luis Obispo Cooperative Extension County Director Mary Bianchi…