…a half day! The Israel Water Commission makes the decisions on all water allocations and pricing. Waste water is a resource and water for ag is priced by type of…
Lack of Comparisons for Strong El Nino
…areas of the state, however that didn’t happen this time. Prediction Difficulties Jeanine Jones with the Department of Water Resources says it’s hard to predict the strength of those weather…
Marijuana Sales
…cookie loved by millions of Americans. Between April 2014 and April 2015, its sales amounted to $711 million. Weed sales were five times higher than that. Dasani brand bottled water…
Climate Smart Israel
…to water security. They believe this is due in large part to the focus on agriculture – from the expansive use of recycled water (lots of purple pipe throughout the…
SWEEP Funding
CDFA Announces SWEEP Funding Availability for 2016 The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting applications for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). An estimated $18…
Agri View: Troubled Ocean Waters
Everett Griner talks about more problems for our ocean waters than over-fishing in today’s Agri View. Troubled Ocean Waters From: Pollution Issues Ocean Dumping Ocean disposal of society’s waste got…
NACD Responds to Approval of EPA Spending Bills
…and Senate committee bills also included provisions that would prohibit the EPA from implementing its Waters of the U.S. rule – commonly referred to as WOTUS or the Clean Water…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…benefits society by decreasing nutrient runoff in waterways, decreasing farm odors, and improving water quality. Dairy farmers are environmental stewards who take great pride in the land, air and water…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…for Irrigation Technology, CSU Fresno -Khaled M. Bali, Ph.D, Irrigation/Water Management Advisor, University of California – Cooperative Extension -Steven Moore, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board -Kamyar Guivetchi, P.E,…
Western View: Use a Plow, Go to Jail?
…or the Army Corps of Engineers, but I have a very similar dry puddle in my back pasture. Any farmer listening to this might have one, too. The Clean Water…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…CSU and UC Extension irrigation experts, includes five practices: Measuring irrigation system performance and efficiency; Estimating orchard water requirements based on evapotranspiration; Measuring the amount of water applied; Evaluating soil…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…to enhance transparency around the government’s granting and contracting processes. Producers committed to enhancing water and air quality, wildlife habitat, and soil health were never supposed to get tangled up…
FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
…Taylor Hillman interview Central Valley Grower Matt Efird at the Fresno Farm Bureau. Efird talked about the challenges they face in farming which include water quality and efficiency. AgNet West’s…
Attorney Comments on Ruling in Duarte/WOTUS Lawsuit
…buffer zones on the land. Although later studies found that no environmental damage was done, the Army Corps of Engineers used the Clean Water Act to take action. Duarte countersued,…