…Valley and an important piece of California’s heritage. How we manage this period of uncertainty and plan for a sustainable future will substantially shape the agricultural legacy here. For some,…
Groundwater Management Should Stay Local
…the state announced timetables last year for areas to adopt new management plans. Kings River Conservation District General Manager David Orth says the process should keep the management of that…
California Cuts Habitat Fix for Delta Project
…there. Let’s get going and do it.” The plan immediately prompted criticism from environmental and conservation groups. Under development for eight years, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan calls for building…
USDA/NRCS Video: Conservation Planning Works for California
Learn about the NRCS Conservation Planning and how a plan can benefit your farm or ranch….
Gov. Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North America
…change impacts into the state’s Five-Year Infrastructure Plan; – Update the Safeguarding California Plan – the state climate adaption strategy – to identify how climate change will affect California infrastructure…
From Over 100,000 to 1: Partners Band Together to Beat the European Grapevine Moth
…for CDFA’s Plant Health Programs. “The grower liaisons were critical to conveying information to growers and ensuring they understood the voluntary treatments planned.” “Growers worked closely with the liaisons and…
Top-Four Myths of the California Drought
…drought. 1) Agriculture uses 80 percent of water in the state. Click image to see the full info-graphic. According to the 2013 California Water Plan, in an average water year,…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…strategy is made of these 10 building blocks: Soil Health: Improve soil resilience and increase productivity by promoting conservation tillage and no-till systems, planting cover crops, planting perennial forages, managing…
Western View: Phenomenon in the Pacific
…and we are feeling the effects here in California. There’s a heat bubble forming out in the Pacific, a very large one, something that one scientist labeled “the blob.” This…
Voluntary Conservation Effort to Clear California San Joaquin Valley Air Gets a Thumbs Up from Regulators
…the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Earlier this month, EPA published a revision to California’s State Implementation Plan that for the first time credits these producer actions from a regulatory…
The Western View: The Farmer’s Daughter
…crop from planting to harvest, and the following year, followed the family’s soybeans. But through the process, she became aware of how radicals in the organic food movement were using…
Snowpack Melts Early Across the West
…and other extreme weather events. Through the creation of the National Drought Resilience Partnership, launched as part of the President’s Climate Action Plan, federal agencies are working closely with states,…
2015 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural lands and Wetlands Due May 15
…in a 30-year contract. This year, WRE will include the Grazing Reserve Rights option which allows participants with an approved wetland and grazing management plan to enroll grazed land. The…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Due April 24
…public or private high school in either Yuba or Sutter County, must have an average to above-average academic record, and plan to enroll as a full-time student at an accredited…