…initiative, a project of the Cotton Foundation, will help cotton compete for market share among other fibers, including man-made fiber. The program already is assuring US cotton’s commitment to sustainability…
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
…District – Water Conservation and Efficiency Project Reclamation Funding: $1,000,000 Total Project Cost: $2,000,000 Arvin-Edison Water Storage District’s Water Conservation and Efficiency Project will include the Pilot In-lieu Project, which…
Passage of the Emergency Drought Relief Act
…and economic impacts of drought and restrictions imposed on operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project under the Endangered Species Act and other federal regulations. The fact…
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…Davis researchers used computer models and the latest estimates of State Water Project, federal Central Valley Project and local water deliveries and groundwater pumping capacities to forecast the economic effects…
FID’s Drought-Shortened Water Deliveries Will Begin June 1
…Gary Serrato, Fresno Irrigation District General Manager. “The shortened deliveries are the result of much lower than normal snowmelt runoff on the Kings River and the Central Valley Project’s zero…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…week of May 5, 2014, FAS will publish a final rule to broaden the range of projects funded by the program. Market Access Program (MAP): On April 16, 2014 the…
USDA Announces Effort to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Small Businesses
…a project’s cost – either for stand-alone grant requests or for grants combined with loan guarantees. Since the start of the Obama Administration, REAP has supported more than 8,200 renewable…
Funding For California Citrus Research Project
Funding from the USDA is headed to California for a research project to help fight the Asian citrus psyllid. Sabrina Hill has more. Bio-control funding The project is the use…
Full Interview: California Citrus Research Project Gets Funding
Ken Keck, CRB Funding from the USDA is headed to California for a research project to help fight the Asian citrus psyllid. The project is the use of a bio-control…
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions
…will implement projects that respond to drought conditions through habitat restoration and through water infrastructure projects on property owned or managed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife or the…
Water Allocations Increased to 5%
The results are in from the storms in late February/March and they show the reservoirs are a little less empty. The Department of Water Resources raised the state water project…
Join the University of California in a One-Day Science Project on May 8th
…project across the state, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE). Join the University of California in a One-Day Science Project May 8th One…
Bee-Friendly Practices Equal Successful Pollination
The 2014 pollination season went well according to Project Apis m. Director Christi Heintz. She says that growers can use bee-friendly techniques to ensure that the 2015 season is just…
USDA Provides Farm Bill Funding for Pest and Disease Management Programs
…submissions based on expected impacts of the project, the technical approach, and how submissions would complement ongoing USDA programs and other previously funded projects funded under the 2008 Farm Bill…