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California prepares for both drought and floods

01/05/22 8:00 AM By Brad Hooker

Reservoirs are filling, the state has eased curtailments, and water districts are banking excess flows. But the state has far to go to exit the drought.

‘Head snapping’: California rapidly enters drought, with ‘pain for everybody’

05/14/21 7:40 AM By Brad Hooker

The rapid loss of snowpack is degrading conditions in the Delta at an unprecedented pace, say water officials.

Farmers triage crops for the drought, as state leaders fear the dry years ahead

05/12/21 7:46 AM By Brad Hooker

With water deliveries slashed, farmers and ranchers are taking emergency measures to prepare for a long, dry year ahead.

USDA, counties—not California—likely to declare drought emergencies

04/07/21 7:29 AM By Brad Hooker

As rangelands dry up, USDA will likely be the first to declare a drought emergency, followed by some counties. But the state can manage without emergency powers.

Water board warns of shortages to come

03/23/21 12:00 AM By Brad Hooker

The State Water Board sent letters Monday to 40,000 water rights holders asking them to adopt immediate conservation measures and reduce usage.

After five dry months, California prepares for drought

03/03/21 12:00 AM By Brad Hooker

The state’s snowpack level is just 60% of average for this time of year and looks to drop to about 50% by April.

Water Board likely to raise fees by 10% ...again

02/19/21 9:57 AM By Brad Hooker

Looking to Gov. Newsom’s initial budget proposal for the coming year, State Water Board staff met with stakeholders Thursday to offer an early outlook for fees.

Daybreak: Climate resilience bond returns

12/09/20 11:35 AM By Brad Hooker

A proposal to cache N95s * CA’s new climate bills * New House Ag chair sets priorities * Senate chair has questions for Vilsack

New bills pitch an N95 cache, a bond revival and climate goals

12/09/20 11:25 AM By Brad Hooker

Legislators introduced a number of other measures on Tuesday, several related to agriculture.

Daybreak: Return of the climate bond

06/04/20 9:59 AM By Brad Hooker

Setting the stage for ag carbon markets * Pandemic wiping out food security gains

Open Mic: Randy Russell, President of the Russell Group

This week’s Open Mic guest is Randy Russell, President of the Russell Group. The race for the White House and leadership of the 119th Congress is coming down to the wire. The majority of polls show very narrow margins, but Russell suggests some trends may be developing as indicators of a Harris or Trump administration. Russell says history could be made in this Congressional election but control of the House of Representatives may not be known for several days after Nov. 5. Disaster assistance will likely be on the Lame Duck agenda and perhaps an economic assistance package for farmers, however, Russell says a new five year farm bill will likely be added to an already stacked legislative agenda in 2025.

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10.25.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Oct. 25, 2024: Sen. Peter Welch on farm bill, Harris-Walz presidency

Election day is less than two weeks away. Senate Ag Committee member Peter Welch, D-Vt., joined the show to discuss what a Harris-Walz presidency could mean for agriculture.

Then, American Farm Bureau Federation’s Joby Young and Jonathan Coppess from the University of Illinois discuss the possibility of a farm bill being passed this year and how a disaster aid package may be written to support farmers.

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