…Purple veggies contain Anthocyanins, which are water-soluble pigments. It makes plants turn red in acidic soil, blue in neutral soil, and yellow in alkaline soil.Just a warning, some of the…
Harvesting Homegrown Christmas Trees
…it in water immediately to keep it from scabbing over and resealing. Let’s say you must harvest your Christmas trees a little earlier than the holidays. How do you keep…
New WOTUS Rule Proposal Brings Optimism
…different water bodies such as navigable waterways and tributaries, ditches, lakes and ponds, impoundments and adjacent wetlands. “Clear rules and clean water – that’s what the EPA should stand for,…
Storms Bring Significant Snow and Higher Likelihood of El Nino System
…to fruition. Information from the California Department of Water Resources indicates that those storm systems have left the state’s snowpack level significantly higher than this time last year. “As we…
EPA and Army Propose New “Waters of the United States” Definition
…easily understand where the Clean Water Act applies—and where it does not. Under the agencies’ proposal, traditional navigable waters, tributaries to those waters, certain ditches, certain lakes and ponds, impoundments…
Caring for Homegrown Christmas Trees
…water them every week. After the first year, the trees should be able to survive without additional watering unless your area is impacted with drought. Weeds can smother seedling trees,…
House and Senate Ag Committee Leaders Release Farm Bill Conference Report
…towns and rural communities, and made significant investments in land and water conservation. Now is not the time to rest on our laurels – it’s time to get the bill…
Environmental Group Challenges Shasta Dam Project
One of the water projects that California voters approved is about to get underway. Workers are in the pre-construction phase of raising Shasta Dam up near Redding in Northern California…
CFBF President Outlines Policy Priorities
…“to continue defending water rights and shaping water policy in 2019.” “The strength of our water policy is the commitment to the idea that to meet California’s water needs, we…
Winter Gardening Chores for Future Bounty
…crops are receiving one inch of water per week. I’m Cathy Isom… Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On…
Almond Board Invests $6.8 Million in Research
…projects funded by ABC this year include $610,000 to nine water projects and $579,000 to seven honey bee health projects. This builds upon more than 200 water research projects funded…
Inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit Highlights Progress and Goals for the Industry
…trends. “Farmers are looking for solutions to some of the regulatory issues that they’re facing here in California from water quality to air quality, to climate change. We’re being asked…
USDA Announces Funding for CA Water Infrastructure
…Maxwell Water Intertie will increase the efficiency and reliability of water management in the western Sacramento Valley by adding to and improving existing water infrastructure to facilitate greater flexibility in…
California Economic Summit Looks to Elevate Rural California
…a goal of addressing three specific areas over the next few years. “Water infrastructure, biomass, high-value biomass opportunities I want to qualify that strongly, and then the broadband, particularly rural…