…lifeline-irrigation for more than a million acres of farmland, water supply for 23 million residents, and critical habitat for migrating birds, two-thirds of the state’s salmon and many other aquatic…
Hands-on Help for New Producers
…Agriculture allocates money for grants through their Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP). American Farmland Trust Executive Director of Programs John Larson says they took advantage of that money…
USDA Announces $350 Million Available to Help Landowners
Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $350 million to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The funding is provided through…
Agri-Culture’s 19th Annual Progressive Dinner “Autumn in the Valley” Success
…The hors d’oeuvres were served at Land Trust of Santa Cruz County’s Watsonville Slough Farms – welcomed by Terry Corwin. Terry spoke about the Land Trust’s farmland conservation program. Dinner…
Map Identifies Farmland with Greatest Potential for Groundwater Recharge
Growers, researchers, policymakers and others can now pinpoint California’s most promising parcels of farmland to help replenish the state’s dwindling groundwater supplies, thanks to a new interactive map developed by…
Federal Pesticide Changes Mirror California Rules
…care, whether to protect a small home garden or rows of crops on commercial farmland,” Schlegel said. “Farm Bureau shares the agency’s desire to protect workers, but we are concerned…
Dormant Winter Crops Handling Flooding
A study by University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) that is looking at recharging groundwater levels by winter flooding of farmland and crops with a winter dormancy is showing good results. Dormant…
FSA Offers Help for CA Farmers, Ranchers Affected by Fires
…Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program, and the Tree Assistance Program. In addition, the FSA Emergency Conservation Program provides funding and technical assistance for farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged…
USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers
…Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program, and the Tree Assistance Program. In addition, the FSA Emergency Conservation Program provides funding and technical assistance for farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland…
‘Waters’ Rule Takes Effect in California
…as tributaries and adjacent wetlands. Another layer adds “ephemeral streams”—low spots in the land that drain and channel water away from farmland after a rain but are otherwise dry—which, under…
The Western View: The Mussel Slough Tragedy
…from the railroads at $2.50 an acre. So settlers grabbed up Central Valley farmland, sometimes not knowing if they were on railroad land or homestead land. The Southern Pacific (SP)…
Bill to Send More Water to California Farms Passes in House
Congressman David Valadao The House has passed legislation meant to bring more water to California’s major farmland. Sabrina Hill reports. Water Bill Passes House The legislation was authored by California…
Water Board Says More Rights Will be Curtailed Soon
…collectively by a shared percentage. Because most of the farmland in the delta abuts natural streams and sloughs, riparian water right claims are more extensive in the delta than in…
DPR 2013 Air Monitoring Shows Most Pesticides Well Below Health Screening Levels
…were selected from a list of 226 communities based on pesticide use on surrounding farmland and demographics, including the percentage of children, the elderly and farmworkers in the local population….