…water is due to “insufficient natural flows” and warned further curtailments are likely in coming weeks. Curtailments will continue until water conditions improve, the board said last week. In addition…
Westlands Urges Reclamation to Comply With ESA Regarding Releases to the Trinity River
…by Secretary Babbitt provided that the annual flow volumes “may not be changed.” Moreover, in adopting these flow criteria, Interior rejected alternatives that would have resulted in higher flow volumes…
The Western View: Google U
…know that the website you’re on still applies professional standards. There’s just too many phony news sources out there. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Updated Forecast for U.S. Agricultural Exports
…“Every day without trade promotion authority, American agriculture suffers as competitors negotiate their own agreements and lower global standards when it comes to environmental impact, consumer safety, and working conditions….
Water Board Says More Rights Will be Curtailed Soon
…season of diversions, geographic location and flow conditions. Notices to stop diverting water for those holding pre-1914 rights in the San Joaquin River watershed were expected to begin as early…
Editorial: Country of Origin Labeling
…supports nearly 14 million U.S. jobs. Ninety-five percent of the world population resides outside of the U.S., and if compliance standards are not met, these American workers will be unable…
FID: “No ‘Regular’ Farm Water Deliveries To Be Made”
…the southern Sierra Nevada. Due to this year’s deficient mountain snowpack and rainfall totals, natural unimpaired Kings River flows this spring and summer — as if there were no dams…
Company Helping Organizations Gauge Sustainability
…with sustainability standards. Gauging Sustainability Sustainability Senior Associate Andrew Arnold says SureHarvest designs a survey program for companies, and then takes that data-collecting program and introduces it to the growers…
Western Snowpack Melts Early, Little Remains
…snowpack isn’t just low – it’s gone,” NRCS Hydrologist David Garen said. “With some exceptions, this year’s snowmelt streamflow has already occurred.” Garen said that for much of the western…
The Western View: Governor Brown’s Tunnels
…it. The communities and farms in the Delta fear losing the flow-through of the Sacramento river water, as it helps with preventing salt water intrusion. They also deny that the…
HM.CLAUSE – Davis, California Branch
…with him about HM.CLAUSE’s high standards of quality. He also discussed the different aspects that come into play with assuring product quality for products that are distributed world-wide. [audio:http://www.southeastagnet.com/audio/interviews/DrWayneWeibe-QualAssurance-HMClause.MP3] Download…
Multiple Benefits of Sustainability Programs
…standards. Castoro Cellars’ experience aside, members of the vineyard team say the process can be difficult. As more and more growers look into sustainability practices, they have questions about the…
Western View: It’s Not 80%
…“developed” water. That number ignores water used for environmental purposes, and that’s half of all the water in the state. Environmental water is the amount of water allowed to flow…
OpEd from Assemblyman Adam Gray on Water Restrictions
…economy, our farms, and our way of life since the dams were constructed. The State of California has proposed a staggering increase in the unimpaired flows from the Tuolumne, Merced…