…crops, and provide habitat for wildlife; healthy soils that are resilient to drought and are the foundation for the production of food, feed and fiber for the nation and for…
Much Needed Rain for So Cal and the Southwest?
Rare July rains across the state. Courtesy: Gurpinder Brar An incoming system could provide drought plagued and wildfire prone Southern California and the Desert Southwest significant precipitation. Much Needed Rain…
Vilsack Stresses Almond Industry’s Economic Importance
…issues ranging from the port slowdown to federal drought legislation and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Secretary Vilsack demonstrated a great grasp of our issues and we felt the dialogue was very…
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
…receive enough rest,” he said. “Two: It was real warm during the bloom and this made pollination unviable, and three: There is the drought.” Dealing with a fourth drought year,…
El Nino and Drought Could Deliver a One-Two Punch to Unprotected Soils
Plowing and shaping fields in the fall is common practice in many parts of California, but the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is recommending a different strategy this year. “Let…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…in drought conditions, an increasing concern for agriculture as the effects of climate change are felt in California and globally. UC Berkeley researchers will partner with scientists at UC Agriculture…
Food and Agriculture Board to Discuss Land Subsidence, Groundwater Management
…and as part of an ongoing effort to respond to California’s historic drought, the Governor’s Drought Task Force has committed to working with affected communities to develop near-term and long-term…
2015 Water Year Hottest and Driest on Record – From the California Department of Water Resources
…see enough precipitation and enough snowpack to move California closer to the end of the drought. A fifth year of drought certainly is a possibility. California has experienced two six-year…
The Western View: Rally Friday – Take Back Our Water
…Our Water Farmers, businesses and central California political leaders are holding the rally to support Assemblyman Jim Patterson’s request for a special legislative session to address the drought. It will…
CDFA Funds $9.38 Million to Assist Farmers in Drought
…that reduce energy use resulting in greenhouse gas (GHGs) emission reductions and water savings. SWEEP arises from emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed in early 2014 by Gov. Brown. The…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
With fewer acres planted as a result of the drought, many observers assumed more farm employees would be looking to do other farm-related work, but farmers throughout the state continue…
The Western View: California Grown
Like everyone else involved with agriculture, I was feeling a little picked on by the folks down south and in Sacramento. With the drought hitting home for the entire state,…
NRCS Partners in California Receive $2.7 Million for Conservation Innovations
…District will work to demonstrate how a traditional vineyard can be converted into a drought-resilient and carbon-sequestering farm that includes multiple perennial crop types and wildlife habitat. The University of…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…to pay for added costs to pump groundwater. Decisions have not yet been announced. Four years into the drought, Mark Biddlecomb, Ducks Unlimited Western regional director, said conditions for migrating…