…of Los Angeles Aqueduct, which later became the LA Department of Water and Power. The Bureau obtained the water rights from the developers, then built a canal and shipped the…
Agri View: Hydroponic Farming
Everett Griner talks about hydroponic farming and how it may not be practical in today’s Agri View. Hydroponic Farming From: MIT University Hydroponics Introduction Humans require food, water, and living…
The California Kitchen: Brown Sugar Nectarine Tart Tatin
…Stick Butter 2 Cup Nectarines 1 Cup Brown Sugar 1 Medium Sheet of Puff Pastry 1 Egg 1 T Water To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…on groundwater because surface water stored behind dams has been unavailable. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation allocates available surface water, but allocated none to California agriculture for 2014–15, Nelsen says….
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
Hmong farmers getting help from UC Cooperative Extension to weather the drought 22 percent had wells run dry; 51 percent reported decreased water flow UCCE advisor Ruth Dahlquist-Willard (right) demonstrates…
Summit Opens Eyes to Agriculture in Communities
…we can’t produce more land. These folks stepped right up and they use less water. These farmers are good caretakers of the land and sometimes that gets forgotten. Our folks…
Almond Board: Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum
…growers use water more efficiently, but also show the public just how efficient they are. The Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum focuses on five areas in which growers can improve irrigation…
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
…using no tillage along Highway 4 in the rolling hills south of Dixon. They use no-till as a means to reduce soil water evaporation and to increase the water holding…
Adapting Drone Technology for California Ag
…dead and alive or maybe just doing okay. You have large applicators that drive along and spray and they have variable rates. They can apply zero percent, 100 percent and…
Western View: Kings Forest
…need protection and preservation. Some resources need to be managed on the regional level; look how water from snowstorms in Colorado are now used to grow people in Las Vegas…
Legislation Help for Dairy Farmers
…their investment in technologies that can improve water and air quality and maximize the value of nutrients. Senate Bill 3248, introduced by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Pat Roberts (R-KS)…
SGMA Timelines Necessary for Ag
…Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) has timelines in place that span two decades for implementation. California Farm Water Coalition Executive Director Mike Wade says that time is needed for agriculture to…
Drought Resistant Plants
Shutterstock image Cathy Isom tells us about some plants that can make your garden thrive with very little water. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Drought Resistant Plants…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…The Rice Stewardship Partnership RCPP seeks to provide financial and technical assistance opportunities to rice farmers to help improve the efficiency of irrigation water use and minimize water quality impacts…