Water
California Farm Bureau backs Trump’s move on water projects
The (Feb. 19) signing of a record of decision coordinating federal and state water projects offers a hopeful sign, according to California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson. Johansson, who attended the ceremony (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-signs-memorandum-diverting-more-water-to-california-farmers) in... more »
USDA to invest $56M in 2020 to help farmers improve water quality
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $56 million this year to help agricultural producers improve water quality in more than 300 high-priority watersheds across the country. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is continuing two... more »
Columbia-Snake River litigation has 90,000-plus acres in balance
Ongoing litigation over management of the Columbia-Snake River stands to affect a wide swathe of fruitful land in the West – more than 90,000 acres, according to one trade group. At issue are dams on... more »
EPA replaces WOTUS with new Navigable Waters Protection Rule
On Jan. 23, the EPA and the Department of the Army finalized the Navigable Waters Protection rule to define "Waters of the United States" and thereby establish federal regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act. For... more »
$1.3M will support protection of New York’s natural resources, help farmers
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets announced Jan. 21 the availability of $1.3 million for two programs to assist New York farmers to increase environmental protections on farms across the state. Funds... more »
Lindsay, Farmers Edge partner to link 2M irrigated acres by the end of 2021
Lindsay Corp. (NYSE: LNN), a global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, and Farmers Edge, a global leader in digital agriculture, announced a plan to connect and digitize two million irrigated... more »
Valley receives patent for variable rate irrigation
Valley Irrigation recently received a patent for a new way for growers to implement Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI). Patent No. 10,440,905, a “System and Method for Irrigation Management using VRI Ray Casting Algorithms within Irrigation Machine Workflows,” covers the use... more »
2018 Irrigation and Water Management data now available
There were 231,474 farms with 55.9 million irrigated acres, which included 83.4 million acre-feet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2018 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results, published today by the... more »
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