…administration’s five-year roadmap for building resilient, reliable water supplies and restoring important ecosystems. In some parts of the San Joaquin Valley, groundwater levels are reaching record lows—up to 100 feet…
Funding for Bioeconomy Research and Development
…Obama Administration’s latest investment in the biobased economy, which pumps $369 billion into the U.S. economy each year and supports 4 million jobs in rural and small towns across the…
The Western View: The EPA, Waters of the USA, and Stock Ponds
…to drink from their own watering hole. \Wyoming Representative Cynthia Lummis calls this “a federal overreach in the most egregiously ugly way”. Yea, we’d say so too. How about reining…
Food Waste Goals
…United States can help feed the hungry, save money for families and businesses and protect the environment. Led by USDA and EPA, the federal government is seeking to work with…
Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Conservation Solutions Examined
…that enable farmers and ranchers to continue preserving the health and vitality of our natural resources,” said Subcommittee Chairman Thompson. “This administration has demonstrated time and time again how vastly…
Lower Cost for Refinancing Rural Housing
…Administration’s commitment to middle-class Americans, and I am pleased that we continue to provide affordable housing to support thriving economies in rural communities,” Hernandez said. “Helping homeowners refinance their homes…
U.S. Beef Hits South Africa
…$7.2 million, in the first quarter of 2016. The Obama Administration has worked aggressively to expand markets for American-made goods, including agricultural products. Six of the past seven years have…
Honey Bee Colony Health Survey Results
…allow USDA and other federal departments and agencies to create a more unified and complementary approach to implementing the National Strategy, which was unveiled in May 2015. “Pollinators are essential…
Challenging Conditions in the West
…condition of waters in the United States. The assessment was conducted in partnership with state environmental agencies and other federal agencies, including the Natural Resource Conservation Service and the U.S….
Conserve Energy and Save Costs
…upon the recipient meeting the terms of the grant agreement. Since the start of the Obama Administration, USDA has provided more than $11.8 million to 136 recipients of the REAP…
Leaders Say Lemon Proposal ‘Defies Logic’
…eight years ago and may not have current information on pest and disease issues. CCM also states that the proposal ‘defies logic’. ‘It defies logic because the previous administration in…
CVP Water Allocation Limiting Big Cotton Year
…San Joaquin Valley. Reclamation will continue working with the California Department of Water Resources, federal and state fishery agencies, our contractors, and others to effectively carry out project operations and…
People’s Garden
…of urban wood. Through a partnership with the District of Columbia’s Urban Forestry Administration, trees – mostly locust and oak – felled by storms or old age were milled and…
State Says Continue Water Savings
…help achieve a top priority in the Governor’s Water Action Plan – to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life.” The administration will seek public input in the coming months…