…of this spring. Gibbons had a team help identify unused public land where these flowers and grasses could grow. Such as parks, golf courses, sewage ditches and water retention basins….
Two Sides Of Southern California Rain Event
This weekend’s rains in Southern California – potentially the area’s largest rain event this decade – have potential to both improve water supplies and create flash flooding events. Rod Bain…
Scott Pruitt Confirmed and Sworn in as EPA Administrator
…law on December 2016. The Law provides a framework that fosters intergovernmental collaboration on significant water resource concerns while protecting existing water rights and affirming the State’s role in water…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…monitoring levees in the area. Asked to describe how floodwater could affect orchards, Sutter County walnut grower Davin Norene said, “A wall of significant water rushing through an orchard would…
Ag Groups Respond to Pruitt Confirmation
…policy and we look forward to working with him on restoring regulatory sanity to Washington, such as by killing the onerous ‘waters of the United States’ rule.” National Sorghum Producers…
Congress Reintroduces Legislation to Cut Red Tape For Conservationists
…“Farm bill and Natural Resources Conservation Service programs help American producers provide our nation with clean water and healthy soils; and yet they are made to jump through hoops to…
House Agriculture Committee Approves Two Measures
The House Agriculture Committee approved two measures regarding the regulation of pesticides. H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, would clarify Congressional intent regarding pesticide regulation in or around waters…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Through CDFA’s State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, 528 agricultural projects totaling $55.7 million have been selected to receive funding to invest in irrigation…
Agri View: More Drought?
…the long hard drought slammed agriculture across the south and this state. Notice I didn’t say end. It is still dry in some areas and surface water levels remain low….
CDFA Selects Organizations to Provide Technical Assistance to SWEEP Applicants
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 10 organizations that will provide hands-on technical assistance to prospective State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) applicants. The organizations…
$1.7 Million to Support Research at Tribal Colleges and Universities
…growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit…
Western View: Protesting the Dakota Pipeline – Big Business!
…It looks like there is much more. North Dakota’s Tax Commissioner says that more than 30 environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, Indigenous Environmental Network, Food and Water Watch, 350.org…
Roberts Joins Bipartisan Bill to Relieve Farmers of Redundant Regulation
…Clean Water Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding pesticide use in or near navigable waters. The bill was introduced by Idaho Republican…
New FARM Program Environmental Stewardship Module Helps Measure Improvements in Dairy Sustainability
…Mulhern, President and CEO of NMPF. “Farmers should be proud that, today, producing a gallon of milk uses 65 percent less water, requires 90 percent less land and has a…