The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has issued determinations on groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) for 17 non-critically overdrafted basins. Guided by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), the DWR evaluates…
Lawmakers Seek Engagement on Almond Tariff Increases in Turkey
…on U.S. inshell and shelled almonds by 15 percent. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai, the lawmakers highlighted the negative impact such an action would have…
ERP 2022 Providing More Than $3 Billion to Producers
…December of 2022, President Biden signed the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, allocating $3.7 billion for agricultural producers affected by qualifying natural disasters in the same year. ERP 2022 covers…
World Food Prize Laureate Celebrated
…leader received major recognition. Rod Bain has more coming up in today’s This Land of Ours report. From the Iowa State Capitol building in Des Moines Thursday evening, World Food…
Senator Cramer: The Clean Water Act Definitions Remain Muddy
…of the U. S. Rule (WOTUS) to look closer at the rule and the actions taken since the Supreme Court decision in the Sackett vs. Environmental Protection Agency case. A…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 10-26-23
…Water Act, and the importance of field-level support of the Climate Smart Cotton Program. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous…
EPA Herbicide Strategy Disappoints Ag Community
…July aims to achieve compliance with the Endangered Species Act concerning herbicides, after years of legal disputes. Initially granted a 60-day comment period, the EPA extended it to October 22,…
Almond Update: Automation is the Next Step in Irrigation Efficiency
…Devol. “The valve actuates exactly when it’s supposed to actuate, not 2 o’clock because they got busy fixing something else and didn’t get to it.” The topic of irrigation efficiency…
Farm Bill Extension Expected
…current farm bill and certainly much better than one that actually runs out of money and runs out of authorities,” he said. Senator Cramer said an extension will provide a…
More Than $1.77 Billion Paid Out Through Conservation Reserve Program
…their land under contract and, in the spirit of stewardship, agree to establish and maintain prescribed conservation practices for the life of contract.” USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has made…
Groundwater Recharge Legislation Takes Effect January 1, 2024
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 659 as a means for improving groundwater recharge efforts. The legislation known as the California Water Supply Solutions Act of 2023 was authored by…
AgNet Weekly: Farmer in Favor of OFF Act
…the act actually says, here are links to the text: Senate version (S.557) House version (H.R. 1249) To read the story with the NCBA, click here: NCBA: OFF Act a…
Conservation Reserve Program Pays Over $1.77 Billion
…on more than 23 million acres of private land. “Through the addition of tools to sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and better quantify these efforts, we’ve made the Conservation…
CIAO Standards Act to Streamline Revisions to Organic Standards
Several industry groups have welcomed the introduction of the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic (CIAO) Standards Act 2023 in Congress. The bipartisan legislation aims to enhance and update organic…