…was the former senior executive for the Kings River Water Quality Coalition and California Cotton Ginners & Growers Vice President. Holmes said Creamers prior experience representing growers on water issues…
January Storms Bolster California Water Supplies
Several storms throughout January have helped improve conditions for California water supplies. So far, nearly 600 billion gallons of water have been added to California reservoirs and over five feet…
USDA Seeking Public Input on Wetland Determination Guidance
…Land Conservation, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Upon conclusion of the public comment period, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will evaluate and…
Almond Update: Irrigation Evaluations Available for Growers
Several Resource Conservation Districts (RCD) are offering free or low-cost irrigation tests to let a grower know how or where they can improve their system. Almond Board of California’s Senior…
Bay-Delta Plan Lawsuits Continue to Be Filed
…water district millions of dollars in the acquisition of alternate water supplies and increased reliance on groundwater. Many irrigation districts had been negotiating voluntary plans with state agencies to reach…
Water-Saving Techniques for Natural Irrigation
In the second of her series on irrigation, Cathy Isom discusses several of the water-saving garden techniques for natural irrigation. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Water-Saving Techniques…
Consider Natural Irrigation for your Garden
…effective naturally-irrigated garden by using what comes to the earth naturally… rainwater. A naturally-irrigated garden will save freshwater from spilling into the streets and gutters, becoming polluted and eventually causing…
Severe Weather, Snow, Mudslides in Recent CA Storm
The National Resource Conservation Service produced a report with data collected by the National Water and Climate Center’s weekly report. The report showed California was drenched by a storm that…
Small Farms Negatively Impacted by Agricultural Water Use Misconceptions
Water continues to be an emotional topic in California, with those outside of the agricultural industry often misunderstanding how farmers and ranchers are using water. Even those who outwardly want…
Almond Matters: Orchard Planting Considerations
…root growth giving the tree a jumpstart for the first couple of years, effectively mining the soil better for nutrition and for water.” Once the actual orchard planting is finished…
The Western View: Going North? You Got Company
…it is liquified, and is sloshing around, sort of like water in a bathtub. The movement is severe enough that it is causing problems with navigation. The troubles are with…
Producing Grapes on Marginal Land Research
…is notoriously salty and water-challenged, and modifying the vines to see if a profitable crop could be grown. Zhuang started with five rootstocks that have higher levels of both salt…
Western View: Why Water Management Matters
…essay which explains California’s water problem. He says that people back east may not understand why our farmers are so concerned about improving the water supply here. We get about 12…
El Niño Weather System Continues to Progress
…weather pattern to bring more storm systems to the state. State Climatologist for the California Department of Water Resources Dr. Michael Anderson noted that there is currently a weak, to…