Today’s announcement by the federal Central Valley Project that it will deliver no water to most of its farm customers highlights the lack of investment California has made in new…
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Announces Zero Water Allocation for California Farms
FRESNO, CA – Today the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced an initial zero water allocation for south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors. This comes as no surprise due…
Almond Board: BMPs for Almond Bloom Sprays
…tips. Christi Heintz Christi Heintz, Executive Director of Project Aphis m., also has information for almond growers about keeping bees healthy during bloom sprays. CLICK HERE for their information and…
Drought influences dairy farmers’ feed plans
…said lack of surface water deliveries from the Friant Unit of the Central Water Project and inadequate groundwater supplies will likely force him to fallow 30 percent to 40 percent…
President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today
…emergency last month, the President has directed Federal facilities in California to take steps to immediately curb water use, including a moratorium on water usage for new, non-essential landscaping projects…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…dry year. According to some estimates this legislation has the potential to generate more than 500,000 acre-feet for water agencies that receive water from the Central Valley Project and the…
Statement of Westlands Water District on California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
…Project (CVP) and the California State Water Project (SWP). The legislation introduced today would provide much needed relief for the public water agencies that receive water from these projects and…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
…who has been involved with aquaculture since the 1980s, is the technical advisor for the project. The project was set up as an ongoing experiment to obtain data on plant…
California’s Water Shortage Could Idle Hundreds of Thousands of Crop Acres
…group of farmers – who get water from the federally operated Central Valley Project – are also bracing for sharp cutbacks. California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger says the state’s…
NRCS and Forest Service Partner to Improve Forest Health
…project, called the Chiefs’ Joint Landscape Restoration Partnership, will invest $30 million in 13 projects across the country this year to help mitigate wildfire threats to communities and landowners, protect…
House of Representatives Passes California Water Bill
…the bipartisan Bay-Delta Accord. It also reforms onerous federal laws – such as the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act – that have…
FID Facilitates Emergency Banking To Provide Dry-Year Water For Small Valley Cities, Towns
…up to 13,000 acre-feet – currently stored in Millerton Lake behind Friant Dam. The District is a contractor for Central Valley Project (CVP) water delivered from the San Joaquin River’s…
CFBF: Water Crisis Will Lead to Severe Problems
As California’s water situation worsens, the leader of the state’s largest farm organization said rural areas face “severe economic problems” from water shortages. The State Water Project warned today it…
Breaking News: Unprecedented Zero Water Allocation for CA
…Project has the Department of Water Resources announced a zero allocation to all of the 29 public water agencies that buy from the project. These deliveries help supply water to…