…water and nutrient-use efficiency on farms,” said Lisa Lurie, program manager for the RCD of Santa Cruz County. “We look forward to continuing to partner with the NRCS on this…
Commentary: FDA Overreaches with New Food-Safety Regulations
…approach. For example, the proposed water standard in the rule for growing and harvesting produce was based on an Environmental Protection Agency recreational water standard, yet FDA failed to make…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…supply is unknown. Other irrigation districts and water users have had their water diversions curtailed. In other areas, there is groundwater, but pumping water is expensive and so far agency…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…will increase water adjudication efficiency. AB 1390 clarifies court procedures that apply to comprehensive groundwater adjudications to reduce the time the process takes. Specific provisions of the bill encourage early…
FSA Offers Help for CA Farmers, Ranchers Affected by Fires
…by natural disasters and for carrying out emergency water conservation measures in periods of severe drought. Today, fire seasons are 78 days longer than in the 1970s. Since 2000, at…
USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers
…damaged by natural disasters and for carrying out emergency water conservation measures in periods of severe drought. Producers located in counties that received a primary or contiguous disaster designation are…
State Pear Growers Report Quality Crop
…were spraying water on the trees. It wasn’t killing the bacteria. Every blight strike was a cluster of pears that didn’t develop into fruit.” Even with the blight problems, McCormack…
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…Conservation District entered into a joint powers agreement to help facilitate the project. Then in July 2015, Colusa County Water District, Westside Water District, Orland-Artois Water District and Proberta Water…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – Informational Meetings Planned
The State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Water Resources will hold a series of informational meetings at the dates below to discuss implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater…
Ag Land May Be Key to Replenishing Aquifers
A water project through University of California (UC) Davis is looking at using agriculture land to help replenish groundwater levels. Several trials are going on throughout the state looking to…
Valley’s Gold Season 3 Premieres September 9 on ValleyPBS
…generous contributions of the Gar and Esther Tootelian Charitable Trust, the Meyers Water Bank and Wildlife Project and BRANDT. See more, including past episodes, on the Valley’s Gold webpage atwww.valleysgold.org….
Class 46 Fellows Selected for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…Melissa Heinrich, Santa Clarita, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. • Johnna Hepner, Hollister, Produce Marketing Association • Gayle Holman, Clovis, Westlands Water District • Randy Hopkins, Clovis, Provost and Pritchard • Sarah…
Dairy Drip System Automatically Adjusts Nitrogen
…pump. Farm Manager Nate Ray says the system monitors the nitrogen level as it combines lagoon and fresh water, and that’s a big help as the manure water consistency changes….
State Board Drops Planned Grazing Rule
…many improvements through the years to protect water quality, including moving cattle off streams and waterways, not allowing them to congregate in sensitive areas, creating offstream water sources and using…