California has about a year left to get all of the water management entities in place for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and experts say the need to keep…
Agri View: The Computer Age
…maintenance and efficiently apply fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and water. Computer-aided Applications Farmers rely on computers to help them assess and use the data from satellite images and from various other…
Agri View: Golf Course Farming?
…American middle class.) This leaves big chunks of fairly desirable land, carefully tended and often with water and electrical hookups, sitting unused, all around the country. And a curious thing…
Partnerships Formed for Temperance Flat Research
Courtesy: WAPA Water Leaders Form Partnership to Look at Temperance Flat Dam and Reservoir Feasibility Central Valley water and agriculture groups say the Temperance Flat Dam and Reservoir project took…
Draft of Approved Changes to Basin Boundaries
DWR Releases Draft of Approved Changes to California Groundwater Basin Boundaries The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a draft of its approved changes to California’s groundwater basin boundaries,…
EPA Proposes Protection from Selenium
…The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a federal Clean Water Act rule to tighten the current selenium water quality criteria for the waters of San Francisco Bay and Delta. The…
Air Quality Incentives Available
…conservation treatments for this initiative include replacing old, high-polluting off-road mobile farm equipment with newer, cleaner models and transitioning to cleaner irrigation pump engines and electric motors. More information is…
Less Runoff Means More Salinity Management
…reservoirs and less water for everybody, farming and non-farming communities,” Bali said. As growers know, the need to find ways to conserve water will continue but so will salinity issues….
The California Kitchen: Black Berry Lemon Tart
…of Salt 2.5 T Vegetable Shortening ½ Cup Water 3 Cup Berries 1 Cup Sugar 1 T Agar Agar To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from…
Western View: Growing Hemp, Yes or No?
…and animal feed. It’s a fast growing crop that can be grown just about anywhere. It requires a third of the water that corn needs, has few pests and grows…
2018 Farm Bill Discussions
…Ed Komski, California State Grange. Karla Nemeth, deputy secretary for water policy at the California Natural Resources Agency will also be providing an update to the state board on water…
Grove Shows Need for Soil Moisture Tools
…about conserving water yet providing enough water for adequate crop growth and crop health,” Rosecrans says. “I think you need to use a variety of tools to manage your moisture.”…
Regions Continue to Face Water Challenges
A good portion of California’s agriculture industry still faces water challenges, especially the southern end of the state. Regions Continue to Face Water Challenges Lots of agricultural areas rely heavily…
Stanford Study on Salinity of Deep Groundwater
…water in California and elsewhere. Deep aquifers have been developed for oil and gas extraction, and this activity has created both valuable data and risks to groundwater quality. Assessing groundwater…