SWRCB staff rejects urgent request for water

SWRCB staff rejects urgent request for water Despite concurrence among five State and federal agencies, a single State employee reversed a plan that would have delivered desperately needed water to most of drought-parched California. The decision is currently costing California water users about 2,000 acre-feet of water per day. A decision yesterday afternoon by State […]

News Line – November 24, 2014

News Line – November 24, 2014 Read the latest news about issues affecting agriculture and farm water in California. No Coalition Responses Today    Other News Water Bond OPINION: California opens door to new chapter in water policy From: J. Coleman & K. Tiegs, Sacramento Bee For California water managers, 2014 has been one for […]

News Line – November 21, 2014

News Line – November 21, 2014 Read the latest news about issues affecting agriculture and farm water in California. No Coalition Responses Today    Other News Water Supply Feinstein shuts off California water talks until 2015 From: Michael Doyle, McClatchy DC Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California on Thursday pulled the plug on secret, high-stakes […]

News Line – November 20, 2014

News Line – November 20, 2014 Read the latest news about issues affecting agriculture and farm water in California. No Coalition Responses Today    Other News Water Supply EDITORIAL: Why are U.S. lawmakers making California water deals in secret? From: Staff, Los Angeles Times California made extraordinary progress on water policy in this severe drought […]

News Line – November 19, 2014

No Coalition Responses Today    Other News Water Supply Talks on drought bill underway on Capitol Hill From: M. Doyle & M. Grossi, Fresno Bee California’s water future is boiling below the surface this week.Only the chosen few have a clue about details. Bill documents, currently about 50 pages, are stamped “confidential draft language, do […]

California Pistachios

California Pistachios

Today, February 26, is National Pistachio Day!  To help celebrate we’ve brought together some fun facts, while some of California’s food bloggers and Setton Farms have teamed up to bring us some very special recipes.

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Learn More About Agricultural Drought Impacts

Updated 6/13/14: While many farmers will be fallowing, or not planting, their fields simply because there isn’t enough water to meet their needs, the Drought will be felt beyond the farm – impacting related industries and family dinners across the country.

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