Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the importance of the California Farm Bureau delegate’s meeting, considerations for successful groundwater…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 12-12-22
…Bill, details on the groundwater conference, and labor challenges increasing farm economy pressures. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet…
Agronomic Minute: Potential of On-Farm Groundwater Recharge
Drought conditions and the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) are putting a squeeze on California growers. Principal Analyst with the Almond Board of California, Jesse Roseman said…
Almond Update: One-Stop Shop for Incentive Program Information at TAC
…be best for their operation. “Lots of these programs, whether its groundwater recharge, pest management, habitat programs, irrigation and efficiency programs, all of those will be covered in sessions and…
Farm Groups Encourage Swift and Effective Utilization of Drought Response Funding
…detail long-term activities that can be supported through the drought response funding. Increased conservation and efficiency measures, forest restoration, along with groundwater development and recycling will all play a critical…
Newsom’s New Water Strategy: ‘Bold and Comprehensive’
…that means new and expanded surface and groundwater storage to capture wet year flood flows that are too infrequent to be missed.” Other priorities outlined in the water strategy include…
Keeping Agricultural Interests Prioritized in Sacramento
…have areas that are important to agriculture: money for SGMA compliance, money for conveyance, money for groundwater recharge,” Brown noted. “The $21 billion for climate change, drought, and water resilience…
Optimism for Positive Movement with Sites Reservoir Project
…moved to groundwater, and help replenish our groundwater basins,” Wade explained. The Sites Reservoir Project was initially conceived in the 1950s and has been a constant point of contention between…
Some Positive News for Imidacloprid Use After Recent PREC Review
…imidacloprid in groundwater “has not polluted and does not threaten to pollute based on the definition of “pollute” in the law.” Director of Technical and Regulatory Affairs for the California…
Week in Review: Strong Pistachio Shipments & Action Taken on Port Fees
…the state and federal levels. A recent event brought together for than 400 people representing a wide array of interests to discuss the impact of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act…
SGMA Meeting Brings Varying Interests Together to Work Towards Common Action
A recent event in Visalia brought together a wide array of interests to discuss the impact of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). More than 400 people attended the SGMA…
‘More Significant Land Fallowing’ Expected This Year with Ongoing Drought
…fallowed last year. The report does not account for impacts of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or the ongoing supply chain issues and increased costs of fertilizer and fuel. With…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 03-10-22
…of California’s upcoming Training Tuesday on irrigation system maintenance, and statewide Groundwater Awareness Week. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous…
Almonds and Salinity in Groundwater
Water allocations for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors were released last week. Most contractors won’t receive the water allocations they need, leading them to pump groundwater. Photo by Pixabay on…