The Bureau of Reclamation released initial 2022 water allocations for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. The CVP allocations reflect a lack of rain and snow since the beginning of the…
New Coalition Seeks Additional IR-4 Funding to Support Specialty Crops
A new coalition has come together to encourage further support of specialty crops with increased IR-4 funding. The IR-4 Project was initially established in 1963 to aid in the development…
USDA Supports Climate-Smart Commodities with $1 Billion Investment
…Commodities program will help support pilot projects lasting one to five years. The pilots will provide technical and financial assistance for farmers engaged in climate-smart agricultural practice. Pilots will also…
Week in Review: SWP Allocations Increased and Production Costs Outpacing Winegrape Prices
Last week the Department of Water Resources announced it will be increasing allocations for the State Water Project after the December storms. Growers are trying to remain resilient despite winegrape…
EPA Announces Stricter Pollution Enforcement
…to conduct unannounced inspections at suspected non-compliant facilities, as needed, to protect public health. EPA is announcing today a new Multi-Scale Monitoring Project called the Pollution Accountability Team (PAT) to…
SWP Water Allocation Increased After December Storms
Last week the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced it will be increasing allocations for the State Water Project. In a press release, DWR Director Karla Nemeth said that December storms…
RCPP Applications Accepted Through April 13
…communities, along with other project partners. RCPP AFA provides greater flexibility in developing new conservation approaches that may not be available through RCPP Classic. Project types include those that take…
Progress Report Details Water Resilience Portfolio Implementation
…Portfolio. Actions are outlined by what agency oversees a particular aspect, and what phase the project is currently in. Priorities laid out in the portfolio have been supported by $5.2…
Multistate Scientists Seek HLB Tolerance
…plant pathologist Philippe Rolshausen will examine a set of 350 citrus hybrids developed and grown by project collaborators in Florida. All trees in the set are already infected with HLB,…
Week in Review: ‘Unprecedented’ Water Allocation and Officials Want Answers on Port Problems
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) began the month with a disappointing initial water allocation for the State Water Project. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of…
‘Unprecedented’ Water Allocation for State Water Project
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) began the month with a disappointing initial water allocation for the State Water Project (SWP). Due to a fairly slow start to the 2022…
Projects to Support Animal Health Receive More Than $16 Million
…universities, and other partners to support 64 different projects. It marks the third year that APHIS is providing project support with funding made possible through the 2018 Farm Bill. The…
California Farming By the Numbers Water Edition
…storage and conveyance projects. In addition, the Farm Bureau government affairs and federal policy team secured $855 million to assist with the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. The team brought in…
MSOB: Taking a Closer Look at Biosolids Applications
UC Merced’s Yocelyn Villa has been working on a project to better understand the long-term impact that biosolids applications can have. The research has involved producers in Merced, Sacramento, and…