…few days in Salinas and going to the biggest rodeo in California. Visiting Salinas anytime is worthwhile; the town is set in a beautiful valley made famous by John Steinbeck,…
NOW Pressure Looks Low in Almonds
…Extension Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes says. “We are seeing a bit more normal flight patterns at least in the Sacramento Valley area where the onset of spring activity…
California Water Alliance Changes Initiative Plans
…the full interview with Karen Musson here.07-05-Karen Musson Full Interview While the effort to gather signatures for the original ballot proposal was popular among some Central Valley farmers, there was…
Partnerships Formed for Temperance Flat Research
Courtesy: WAPA Water Leaders Form Partnership to Look at Temperance Flat Dam and Reservoir Feasibility Central Valley water and agriculture groups say the Temperance Flat Dam and Reservoir project took…
Draft of Approved Changes to Basin Boundaries
…14, 2016 – Santa Ana Event Time: 1:00 PM 505 E. Central Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92707 Delhi Community Center, Ballroom Friday, July 15, 2016: West Sacramento Event Time:…
Less Runoff Means More Salinity Management
…are on a gradual decline and some forecasts show that remaining through 2050. Imperial Valley Cooperative Extension Irrigation Advisor Khaled Bali says that decline will continue to complicate water use…
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
…Author Affiliations For more on the study, including a video from a Stanford researcher, see: More Groundwater Found in Central Valley Significance Groundwater withdrawals are increasing across the United States, particularly…
Drought Gave Flood Irrigation Bad Rap
…could be very efficient if you manage it right and could be as efficient as any other system,” Imperial Valley Cooperative Extension Irrigation Advisor Khaled Bali says. “We have to…
Agri View: Pork Exports
…alone) and 54 percent in value. “Central America also has been an emerging and important destination for U.S. pork exports as the U.S. pork industry has focused on market development…
More Groundwater Found in Central Valley
Researchers find three times more groundwater than originally thought, deep under Central Valley Stanford researchers have identified deep aquifers between 1,000 and 3,000 feet under the Central Valley. Challenges surround…
Snowpack Runoff Forecasts Drop Significantly
…in the Central Valley updated attendees on basin and reservoir levels. Interstate Resources Manager Jeanine Jones says we did see some wet weather this winter compared to the the last…
Proposals Could Further Limit Water Flows
…to last year, Wade said they were optimistic about an increase of low allocation predictions that some growers received. “South of the Delta Central Valley Project, allocations are currently at…
Climate Smart Israel – the Negev Desert
…the Negev Desert and said, “If the state does not liquidate the desert, the desert may liquidate the state.” (He is buried here overlooking a vast desert valley.) The Desert…