…to participants, who must be local residents. Students will receive instruction pertaining to the following topics and occupations: Irrigation systems; Evaluations specialists and designers; Logistics technicians; Electrical maintenance technicians; Water…
CDFA: Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…of Russian thistle and sparse Bassia. BLH counts were 1-2 adults per sweep and zero nymphs. Roadsides along Henry Miller Road west of Carlucci Road along an irrigation ditch had…
Conservation, Industry Leaders Team Up to Restore Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
…have joined together to prepare an Integrated Regional Water Management Plan to help protect and improve the water resources within the region. www.kingsbasinauthority.org ABOUT LAGUNA IRRIGATION DISTRICT The Laguna Irrigation…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…off irrigation water around late September, but harvest in the north will probably RUN from early September into October, so growers will have to pick early before their water is…
Water and the California Farmer – Don Cameron
…information may be viewed here. Don Cameron, a member of California’s State Board of Food and Agriculture and general manager of Terranova Ranch, is on the cutting edge of irrigation….
Water Use in California – Analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…lies in reducing landscaping irrigation—a shift requiring behavioral changes, not just the adoption of new technology. Finally, state and federal regulators must make tough decisions about how and when to…
Long Wait for Well Pump Help
Several years ago farmers in California could rely on ditch water to aid in their irrigation supply. Tulare County farmer Jerry Silva, like many others around the state, has not…
Labor Training Helps Energy Efficiency
Efficient irrigation is a top priority in California. Saving money through this drought year and conserving water goes hand and hand. Education Manager for the Advanced Pumping Efficiency Program at…
Subsidized Pump Test Program
…at the Center for Irrigation Technology at Fresno State, Bill Green, informs growers that PG&E will subsidize the cost of an efficiency test on their well pump. Subsidized Pump Test…
Possible Losses from Inefficient Irrigation
How efficient is your irrigation system running? If you haven’t tested it lately, you may be losing crop. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. Possible Losses from Inefficient Irrigation…
USDA Provides Aid to 73,000 Rural Californians Impacted by Drought
…$7.6 million to livestock producers through the cost-sharing Emergency Conservation Program. Invested $750,000 to reduce aquatic weeds clogging irrigation screens, pumps and canals in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River…
USDA/NRCS Video: Cover Crops and Water Infiltration of Soil
…Solano and Yolo Counties, California. From its micro-irrigation system suspended in the trees (emitters protected) to its on-site walnut processing plant fueled by biogas from the walnut hulls, Dixon Ridge…
Lady Gaga Joins California Water Conservation Effort
…users and suppliers, including prohibitions on outdoor irrigation more than two days per week, washing hardscapes, sidewalks and driveways with water and using hoses without shutoff nozzles to wash cars….
Apply for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…expertise to review the applications. Irrigation experts from the Cal Poly Irrigation Training and Research Center, the Center for Irrigation Technology at Fresno State and the University of California’s Cooperative…