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Walnuts: Real impact from prolonged waterlogging may take several years
Waterlogging or anoxia occurs when tree roots lack oxygen for a significant period of time.Thousands of acres of California walnut orchards located primarily in the Sacramento Valley were affected by...
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Water Works Association: Fund drinking water protection in farm bill
Association wants 10% of conservation program funds focused on drinking water protection.David White, speaking on behalf of the American Water Works Association (AWWA), detailed how water providers and...
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USDA Secretary gets earful from California farmers
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue met with agricultural leaders during a tour of California farming operationsDuring a recent trip to California, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue assured...
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Automation changing how more California growers farm
As California growers search for sustainable options, automation will be important to reducing costs to maintain profitabilityGrowers attending the North State Innovations in Agriculture Conference...
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EPA, Army propose two-year delay of WOTUS
The agencies will be collecting public comment on this proposal for 21 days after publication in the Federal Register.The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army are proposing to delay the...
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10 ‘soundbites’ from Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium
“There will be fewer alfalfa acres in Kings, Tulare, and Fresno counties (in Central California) in 2018," predicts hay market analyst Seth Hoyt. About 430 members of the western alfalfa and forage...
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California's early state water project allotment is 15 percent
Dec. 1 allocation announcements typically readjusted as the season progressesIt’s still early, but state water officials in California have set an initial allocation of 15 percent for water contractors...
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Images of Northern California olive harvest
Northern California olive harvest winds down under clear skies, nice weatherGrowing olives for oil has steadily increased in Northern California since California Olive Ranch (COR) began milling olives...
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Lively exchanges on SJV water imbalance, global wine production
SJV water imbalance: Problems can’t be solved farm-by-farm - Urban-rural partnerships will be key, says Alvar Escriva-Bou.Some lively exchanges punctuated a Fresno, Calif. meeting of wine industry...
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Almond Board invests $4.8 million in ‘Farm of the Future’ research
The Almond Board of California (ABC) will sink $4.8 million into 60-plus independent, third-party research projects designed to formulate the next generation of farming practices for the famous tree...
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Oroville Dam spillway failure equals failed state water policy
How much better off would California be if the fresh water spilled from Lake Oroville earlier this year had been stored instead of converted to salt water?How far will 5.23 million acre feet of water...
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Where art thou oh Christmas tree?
Growing a real Christmas tree takes 3-5 years in warmer southern states, and 7-10 years in the Upper Midwest.With Christmas just a few days away you may have read about a shortage of real Christmas...
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Drought-busting rain, snow precede 'Year of Fire' in California
Record rain and snow ended several years of drought for California in 2017 - then came the conflagrationsWhat a ride 2017 has been for California farmers. After five consecutive years of extreme...
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Subsidence shrinks Friant-Kern Canal capacity by 60 percent
Friant Water Authority embarks on three-phase plan to restore canal flows to design capacity and boost deliveries to impacted irrigation districtsSubsidence along the Friant-Kern Canal is nothing new....
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Winter Precipitation across the South expected to be below normal
Drought is likely to continue through the winter and into planting season for most of the South.No one expects a repeat of the disastrous drought of 2011, even with much of the nation stuck in a dry...
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Report: Oroville spillway failure was "inevitable"
Independent report paints culture of overconfidence and complacency within Department of Water Resources that led to the failure of facilities at Oroville Dam last yearThough said to be “unexpected,”...
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California rice country is home each winter to millions of migratory birds
California's 550,000 acres of rice ground doubles as a winter habitat for millions of migratory birds and other wildlifeWinter in California Rice country is hardly slow, even though farmers might be...
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Central Valley irrigation districts team up to boost water levels
Depth-to-groundwater in parts of the Central Valley have returned to levels not seen since surface water deliveries were first madeA central California irrigation district will build a new water bank...
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Supreme Court rules on WOTUS
Federal district courts have jurisdiction to review 2015 WOTUS rule.“The U.S. Supreme Court ruled correctly today that federal district courts—not federal courts of appeals—have jurisdiction to review...
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When did water become irrelevant in California?
For all the talk by Gov. Brown on climate change and water sustainability, California fails to protect a growing population from drought by refusing to permit new water storageFour years ago...
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