…environment at the same time. They take a holistic approach to ranching, which includes their efforts to make their family farm financially and environmentally sustainability, as well as their commitment…
Commentary: Farmers Must Stay Engaged in Groundwater Planning
…the overdraft condition. Groundwater Sustainability Plan regulations: DWR is currently working on emergency regulations to be used in evaluating Groundwater Sustainability Plans. The regulations must be adopted by June 1,…
21 Groundwater Basins Identified as Critically Overdrafted
…the package of historic groundwater management laws enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in September 2014, the basins identified by DWR as significantly overdrafted must have groundwater sustainability plans…
Agriculture Graduate Shortage
…botany and plant pathology, conservation biology, entomology, environmental science, food science, nutrition science, sustainability studies, and wildlife biology. Graduates who are mobile and have work experience will have more opportunity….
Ranches Surviving California Drought
…to take advantage of it – it’s good for sustainability, environmental issues, all the way down to financial sustainability,” Kevin explains. The ranch’s vineyards have water sensors in the ground…
Growing Organic, Conventional and GMO on the Same Farm
…embrace sustainability. Don Cameron, the farm’s general manager, gives a tour of his grape, tomato, and bell pepper fields, and also his almond orchard – showing just some of the…
EPA Announces $44 Million to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure in Arizona, Nevada
…infrastructure improvement projects throughout Arizona and Nevada, with an emphasis on small and disadvantaged communities and projects that promote sustainability. Drinking Water SRF money funds public and private community and…
Groundwater Management a Costly Endeavor
…that clarify requirements for groundwater sustainability agency formation, the process for State Water Board intervention if no responsible agency is specified for a basin, guidelines for high- and medium-priority basins,…
Appropriations Bill Falls Short for Farmers While Tax Bill Offers Hope
…GMO labeling and WOTUS provisions; language which would have provided relief in the ethanol sector by fixing the Reid Vapor Pressure standards; and funding for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability…
Water Cuts Inevitable for Valley Future
…the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Some of these expanded responsibilities include: (1) developing regulations to revise groundwater basin boundaries; (2) adopting regulations for evaluating and implementing Groundwater Sustainability…
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…Management program, the Almond Board will accelerate its investment in sustainability, almond tree and farming research, and step up efforts to develop new partnerships and collaborations, which will drive four…
Cooperation Among Farmers Will Be Essential for Future, Farm Leader Says
…to be,” Wenger said, “and it certainly doesn’t need to be here in California.” Wenger said the formation of local groundwater sustainability agencies in California will require farmers and ranchers…
Climate Smart Ag Delegation Lands in the Netherlands
…of Economic Affairs to better understand Dutch agricultural production, nutrient management, climate smart agriculture practices, and overall agricultural policy. Sustainability is a key component to everything the Dutch are doing…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…report: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack USDA Ecologist-Margaret Walsh Peter Backlund, Colorado State University Associate Director, School of Global Environmental Sustainability Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food…