Bureau of Reclamation bumps westside water allocation to 70 percent
This is the third increase of 2019 for the agricultural water service contractors. Since February, the allocation has doubled.
Agriculture, Highlight
Agriculture
What’s behind California’s lawsuit against Westlands, raising Shasta dam?
Calif. A.G. Xavier Becerra and his allies have filed a lawsuit to stop Federal water users from participating in the raising of Shasta Dam, a federal dam.
Agriculture
Water releases hit Kings, Tuolumne rivers amid spring storms
For Kings County, the move by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin flood releases from Pine Flat Dam led to a declaration of local emergency on Thursday.
Agriculture
LeMay to succeed Radanovich at California Fresh Fruit Association
Ian LeMay will take the helm of the grower group from former Rep. George Radanovich (R-Mariposa), who joined the association as its chief in 2016.
Agriculture
9th Circuit upholds law allowing UFW access to farm sites to solicit workers
The suit, launched by Fowler Packing, argued the regulation granted union recruiters so much access to private property that it violated the 5th Amendment.
Agriculture
California moves to ban ag pesticide used for almonds, citrus, grapes
Growers have responded saying that the decision is putting them behind foreign competitors, where the pesticide is freely used, and the ban was based on flawed research.
Agriculture
Sun-Maid chief challenges Seinfeld to ride raisin harvester before tour stop
Sun-Maid knows how to take a joke.
Agriculture
The good, the bad, and the ugly of SGMA, explained
What is the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act? And why is it such a big deal for the San Joaquin Valley’s agricultural sector?
Agriculture
Water Tax season reigns in California as solutions are ignored
Sacramento’s pitch to enact taxes for “clean drinking water for disadvantaged communities” is an old dog with new tricks.
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Sierra snowpack nearly double the average, very dense
The final survey of Sierra Nevada snowpack for 2019 shows cold and dense snowpack, allowing for runoff to feed into waterways into late summer
