What is happening in the District Winter in California agriculture can commonly evoke images of beige balding trees, desolate fields and long solitary country roads. However, a much more colorful and vibrant picture exists thanks to the Central San Joaquin Valley’s Mediterranean climate, rich soil and availability of surface water […]
Crop Report – 2019
Crop Acreage Report Crop Acres1/ Alfalfa-Hay 3,260 Alfalfa-Seed 1,183 Almonds 92,700 Apples 107 Apricots 452 Asparagus 130 Barley 1,567 Beans-Garbanzo 8,493 Beans-Jojoba 61 Blueberries 105 Cabbage 160 Cantaloupes 9,820 Carrots-Bulk 553 Cauliflower 34 Cherries 585 Corn Field 595 Corn-Sweet 5,101 Cotton-Lint-Acala/Upland 4,659 Cotton-Lint-Pima 36,605 Garlic 12,894 Grain Hay 10,995 Grain/Sorgham […]
A REPORT ON CALIFORNIA’S BROKEN WATER SYSTEM
April 19, 2018 The Anti-Ag Agenda Judges often require litigants to engage in settlement negotiations and make a good faith attempt to reach a mutually-beneficial solution. That well-established process was followed by the Obama Administration and the Westlands Water District in agreeing to a settlement involving the federal government’s failure […]
A REPORT ON CALIFORNIA’S BROKEN WATER SYSTEM
June 15, 2018 Why is it that raising taxes is always the first option? A recent Sacramento Bee editorial (Some 360,000 Californians can’t drink the water. And still no fix for this disgrace) focused exclusively on a proposal to impose a new water tax on water users to ensure clean […]
A REPORT ON CALIFORNIA’S BROKEN WATER SYSTEM
July 3, 2018 But why is “Part A” always ignored or understated? Water quality in the Central Valley is a real problem and a recurring theme in the media. A recent story (Overpumping of Central Valley has side effect: too much arsenic) focused on the problem. The trouble is, usually […]