…continued with good quality reported. In San Joaquin County, beans, pumpkins, squash and watermelon were harvested. In Monterey County, all crops were in production and brassicas and lettuce were harvested…
Counties Applying for Drought Assistance Grants
…made was that Tulare County is one of the leading counties when it comes to applying for water assistance grants. Counties Applying for Drought Assistance Grants So far they have…
Groundwater Legislation Will be Costly
Water groups around the state are trying to wrap their heads around what the new groundwater legislation process might look like. Groundwater Legislation Will be Costly Kaweah Delta Water Conservation…
A Scramble for Groundwater Approaching
Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District General Manager Mark Larsen was asked to give an update on groundwater pumping concerns the Tulare County Agriculture Policy Committee had addressed. Larsen outlined the…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review September 19
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, cutting edge conservation ideas, helping SNAP…
NRCS Selects California Projects for National Conservation Innovation Grants
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has selected three California organizations to receive national Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) awards for 2014. NRCS administers both a national and a state-level…
Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Announced
…as conservation leaders. The California Leopold Conservation Award is made possible thanks to generous contributions from many organizations including the California Farm Bureau Federation, Sustainable Conservation, The Lynde and Harry…
Drought Has Strengthened Bond to Ag
…desk. Some growers in the state are paying a high cost for water now, and although that water may not be there in the future, they also can’t afford prices…
Ag Leaders On Hand as Governor Brown Signs Landmark Groundwater Legislation
…Center, Irvine Ranch Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Nature Conservancy, Northern California Water Association, Orange County Water District, Parker Groundwater, Resources Legacy Fund, San Gabriel Basin Water…
Governor Signs First California Groundwater Rules
From the Associated Press California will no longer be the last Western state with a pump-as-you-please approach to groundwater. Governor Signs First California Groundwater Rules Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation…
Improving Consumer Education a Must
…crucial opportunity go by with the lack of consumer education. Improving Consumer Education a Must Koopman is a past winner of the Leopold Conservation Award. This award honors agricultural landowners…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…Conservation Stewardship Program contract with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and have also received technical assistance from NRCS. The Secretary saw soil conservation practices including “no till” and grassed waterways…
Conservation Service Chief Jason Weller Discusses Conservation Projects
The 2014 Farm Bill is our country’s biggest investment in land and water conservation and has been called the most significant conservation legislation in generations. Voluntary partnerships between agricultural and…
Cattlemen’s Association President Talks CA Water
…next. Another pending water issue Californians are waiting news on is groundwater legislation. Koopman believes the two bills sitting on the Governor’s desk were created with little thought. The California…