…available which means a lot of projects just won’t happen. Water Bond Funding Could be Stretched Thin California Farm water Coalition Executive Director Mike Wade says many of the projects…
Almond Forecast Up
…2015. Many areas are still in drought, although trees showed signs of recovery from the last few years of insufficient water. The average nut set per tree is 6,159, up…
California Water Alliance Changes Initiative Plans
There’s a stall in a movement to change California water policy. The California Water Alliance is pulling back its signature gathering campaign in order to change the wording on its…
‘Keep Management Local’ Still Focus for SGMA
California has about a year left to get all of the water management entities in place for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and experts say the need to keep…
Every Kid In A Park
…up on This Land of Ours. Every Kid In A Park Every Kid In A Park Free Access to Federal Lands and Waters for 4th Graders and Their Guests Family…
Agri View: The Computer Age
…maintenance and efficiently apply fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and water. Computer-aided Applications Farmers rely on computers to help them assess and use the data from satellite images and from various other…
Agri View: Golf Course Farming?
…American middle class.) This leaves big chunks of fairly desirable land, carefully tended and often with water and electrical hookups, sitting unused, all around the country. And a curious thing…
Partnerships Formed for Temperance Flat Research
Courtesy: WAPA Water Leaders Form Partnership to Look at Temperance Flat Dam and Reservoir Feasibility Central Valley water and agriculture groups say the Temperance Flat Dam and Reservoir project took…
Draft of Approved Changes to Basin Boundaries
DWR Releases Draft of Approved Changes to California Groundwater Basin Boundaries The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a draft of its approved changes to California’s groundwater basin boundaries,…
EPA Proposes Protection from Selenium
…The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a federal Clean Water Act rule to tighten the current selenium water quality criteria for the waters of San Francisco Bay and Delta. The…
Air Quality Incentives Available
NRCS Making Air Quality Incentives Available to Agricultural Producers USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making air quality funds available to help agricultural producers to improve and maintain air…
Less Runoff Means More Salinity Management
…reservoirs and less water for everybody, farming and non-farming communities,” Bali said. As growers know, the need to find ways to conserve water will continue but so will salinity issues….
The California Kitchen: Black Berry Lemon Tart
…of Salt 2.5 T Vegetable Shortening ½ Cup Water 3 Cup Berries 1 Cup Sugar 1 T Agar Agar To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from…
Western View: Growing Hemp, Yes or No?
…and animal feed. It’s a fast growing crop that can be grown just about anywhere. It requires a third of the water that corn needs, has few pests and grows…