…by a grower in California requires 33 percent less water than it did 20 years ago.” Better efficiency all around the orchard is creating that number as Humble says it’s…
Leap Year and Ag
…is stored once the cow has chewed the cud and has swallowed it; the omasum where extra water is squeezed out, and finally the food goes to the abomasum. Some…
USDA Invests $25 Million in High-Priority Watersheds to Improve Water Quality
Seventeen New Watersheds Added to National Water Quality Initiative Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced an investment of $25 million targeted to help agriculture producers improve water quality in high-priority…
Agri View: Marijuana, a Hot Crop
…exactly the kind of problem that, hopefully, a legalization will eventually combat; legalized cannabis could be regulated, could be inspected for safe use of rodenticide and pesticide and even water…
State Water Project Allocations Doubled
…dent the state’s historic drought. DWR’s California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) Web sites show current water conditions at the state’s reservoirs and weather stations. Reservoirs: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/resapp/getResGraphsMain.action Precipitation: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow_rain.html Snow: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/snowapp/sweq.action…
NACD Submits Letters to Ag Appropriations Committees for Conservation Operations
…each day,” said NACD President Lee McDaniel. In addition, the letters express NACD’s support for funding the Watershed Rehabilitation Program at $100 million and funding the Watershed Operation account at…
The California Kitchen: Asparagus Tempura
…Seltzer Water Club Soda To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Asparagus Tempura For this and many more of these recipes,…
Water Management Is Key
…saw between California and Florida citrus production. He also discusses issues of importance to California citrus growers, including water availability, irrigation management, freeze protection and more. Water Management is Key…
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields
…and rice, the research is a collaborative project among the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, the California Department of Water Resources and nonprofit organization California Trout. For the first…
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Programs to be Discussed
…“We have seen continuous improvements by farmers and ranchers in protecting water quality and the agricultural sector remains a strong partner in ensuring and promoting a safe drinking water supply”…
Remote Sensing: Future of Irrigation
Technology continues to fuel precision irrigation and pistachio growers recently heard how remote sensing could be a big part of tomorrow’s irrigation systems. Future of Irrigation University of California Water…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…this drip system in an almond orchard in Yolo County — save water, conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) is an…
Agri View: Food Consumption
…coffee have all joined the anticancer brigade over the years. So it came as a shock when one of the largest diet and health studies ever undertaken threw cold water…
DWR Draft Regulations for Managing Groundwater Basins Sustainably
…further solicit public input on the draft regulations. The final Groundwater Sustainability Plan regulations will also take public comment into consideration. For more information regarding California’s groundwater please visit: http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/index.cfm…