…much as five degrees above normal. It isn’t a typical El Nino pattern, as the warmth is bigger and spreads much farther north. Higher water temperatures have been mapped from…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…caused by human activity. While we cannot say conclusively that the drought itself was caused by rising temperatures, the warmer climate exacerbates dry conditions. Wildfire, for the first time, has…
Atwater FFA Competes Towards A Strong Finish
Sixteen Atwater High School FFA members representing four agriculture related Career Development Event (CDE) competitions joined various California high school agriculture students representing nearly 50 high schools throughout California at…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…higher-value crops. Cotton acres in 2012 totaled 366,000 acres during a year of high prices for cotton lint and seed. “There is an amazing transformation going on here from field…
Snowpack Melts Early Across the West
…snow has already melted. “The only holdouts are higher elevations in the Rockies,” said Garen. “Look at the map and you’ll see that almost everywhere else is red.” Red indicates…
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…water use is not increasing. Many have suggested in recent days and weeks that the shift in crops towards higher value crops like nuts and wine grapes have led to…
2015 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural lands and Wetlands Due May 15
…include cropland, rangeland, nonindustrial private forestland, pastureland, grasslands of special environmental significance and options focused on areas of high sage-grouse populations. Approved agricultural easements would prevent productive working lands from…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Due April 24
…of the Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance to qualified, graduating high school students from the Yuba and Sutter counties who have long-term career interests in agriculture, by supporting…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…scarce farm water supplies. But they have also brought new challenges. Acreage is shifting toward higher-revenue—but less flexible—crops. California farmers have shifted markedly to fruits, nuts, vegetables, and nursery crops,…
McCarthy Statement on California Water Restrictions
…during wet years for use during dry years. “These policies imposed on us now, and during wet seasons of the past, are leaving our families, businesses, communities, and state high…
Farm Bureau Seeks Applicants for Youth Leadership Program
Calling all high school sophomores, Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Youth Leadership program applications are now available. Visit the Tulare County Farm Bureau (TCFB) website at www.tulcofb.org to apply online or…
Many Drip Lines Not Properly Flushed
…how high off the ground it is being held. Green says it’s always beneficial to catch the water you are flushing to monitor for sand content and see when the…
USDA to Provide $332 Million to Protect and Restore Agricultural Working Lands, Grasslands and Wetlands
…protect high-quality grasslands that are under threat of conversion to cropping, urban development and other non-grazing uses. Wetland reserve easements allow landowners to successfully enhance and protect habitat for wildlife…
Atwater FFA Has Banner Results MJC Agriculture Field Day
The Atwater High School FFA joined nearly 1700 California high school agriculture students at the 62nd annual Modesto Junior College FFA Field on Saturday, March 28th. The contest involves high…