Articles Tagged with ''California agriculture''

Republicans looking to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom are pledging to minimize the state government’s role with the pandemic, drought, fires and other issues.

A new water trading and accounting platform aimed at easily matching those who need water with those who have it would also give Groundwater Sustainability Agencies near real-time data for maintaining accurate water accounting and that, in turn, would help them comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

The state water board has approved an emergency regulation enabling the agency to curtail senior water rights along two key watersheds in Northern California.

PG&E is proposing to dramatically boost electricity rates for customers by 2026 to invest in wildfire safety measures.

California recently added to its no-travel list. There are now 17 states California officials are forbidden to travel on state business because those states have laws that don’t pass muster in the eyes of California’s ever vigilant hall monitors. In two initiatives passed by California voters in 2008 and 2018, California has placed restrictions on out-of-state producers of agricultural products, barring the import of animal products produced in facilities that don’t meet California’s requirements on animal housing.

With drought conditions worsening in many parts of California and more water restrictions, farmers will likely idle between 600,000 to 800,000 acres this year, says Roland Fumasi, EVP & North American Regional Head, RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness.

Matthew Swanson expects water storage projects to begin construction soon, as the commission looks to allocate more water bond money.

The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley has offered Gov. Gavin Newsom a list of projects to fund in response to the deepening drought.

Frustrations are rising over an apparent shift away from dairy digesters and biomass plants for the next update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan.