…researching a very simple way of cleaning nitrates out of used irrigation water. Engineer G.W. Bates explains how it works and what the project might lead to in the future….
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Provide Development Support to Rural Cooperatives
…available to non-profit corporations and institutions of higher education through the Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) program. “Cooperative organizations are important catalysts for economic growth and job creation in rural…
Almond Board: Pollinator Report and Honey Bees
In today’s Almond Update, we learn more about the White House Pollinator Report from Project Apis m. Executive Director Christi Heintz. Sabrina Hill reports. Almond Update 6-11-15 For more on…
Westlands Urges Reclamation to Comply With ESA Regarding Releases to the Trinity River
…Reservoir to protect cold water temperatures, which could further diminish Central Valley Project water supplies for farms and cities. The need for these potential restrictions would have been ameliorated, at…
Guava Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…can damage a wide variety of tree fruits. The eradication project is designed to protect our state’s backyard and farm trees including guava, apple, fig, jujube, orange, papaya, peach and…
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Socially-Disadvantaged Producers
…the governing body of the organization must be compromised of individuals who are members of socially-disadvantaged groups. USDA Rural Development is encouraging applications for projects in census tracts with poverty…
Orchard Assessment Project Looking at Bigger Picture
…the project that was originally funded by the Almond Board of California, and says a true assessment of an orchard should look at a much bigger picture. Orchard Assessment Project…
CDFA Announces 2015 Funding For The State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
…2015 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office 4437 S Laspina Tulare, CA 93274 Ventura- June 3, 2015 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ventura County Cooperative Extension…
Celebrating 80 Years of Rural Electricity
Celebrating 80 years of the USDA’s Rural Electrification Administration. Cathy Isom tells us about the next major project now in the works. 80 Years of Rural Electricity…
FID: “No ‘Regular’ Farm Water Deliveries To Be Made”
…available for recharge because FID’s Kings River entitlement is projected to be too small to provide a full turn of deliveries to all agricultural users. This is the fourth consecutive…
Importance of Sanitation for Navel Orangeworm
Almonds growers in the Central Valley were reminded of the importance of sanitation when dealing with navel orangeworm. Importance of Sanitation The San Joaquin Sustainable Farming Project held it’s spring…
The Western View: Governor Brown’s Tunnels
…years that the Delta has been a central component of the system. It’s an ambitious plan that would build huge water tunnels to carry Sacramento river water under the San…
USDA Announces $235 Million Available for Innovative New Conservation Partnerships
…ceremony in Denver for the Colorado Pressurized Small Hydropower Partnership Project, a 2015-funded project that focuses on water quantity resource concerns in Colorado. The project, which will receive $1.8 million…
California Cuts Habitat Fix for Delta Project
…people. California Department of Fish and Game Director Chuck Bonham told the Associated Press that the project now calls for restoring 30,000 acres for wetland and wildlife habitat — down…