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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Agriculture Department is launching a $400 million effort with 18 irrigation districts to pay Western farmers to cut back on water use, so long as they promise to keep farming.
The State Water Resources Control Board adopted a resolution on water conservation for urban areas after receiving consistent pushback on the rule for placing severe costs on local water providers, estimated at $4.7 billion through 2050.
California Republican David Valadao, who lives on his family's dairy farm in central California, says he's concerned that a new agreement to curb the use of the Colorado River could lead to higher water prices for producers in his district.
In this opinion piece, Stephen Benson a farmer and with Imperial Valley Water discusses the benefits if California's conservation strategies were implemented within the six other Colorado River Basin states.
The Bureau of Reclamation is working on new steps to prevent further depletion of drought-stricken Colorado River reservoirs that are critical for agriculture and cities but shrinking to levels that can’t sustain hydropower.
The new $52 million state-of-the-art SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity in Sacramento offers consumers a chance to learn more about how much water is required to grow their food and how California farmers are working to produce more crop per drop.
Agri-Pulse is hosing a free webinar, “Future directions: Exploring farmers' climate-smart tools,” on September 10, 2021, at 11 a.m. CT. This event is sponsored by the Water Grows Initiative.
