Articles Tagged with ''Friant-Kern Canal''

Valley coalition asks Newsom to fund shovel-ready drought projects

06/30/21 8:18 AM By Brad Hooker

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.

Lawmaker pleads for state to fix canals and avoid a global food crisis

05/05/21 8:33 AM By Brad Hooker

A Central Valley legislator is collaborating with congress members and federal, state and local agencies to fix degraded water infrastructure in the valley.

Canal fix moves forward as lawmakers pitch more funding bills

04/16/21 7:53 AM By Brad Hooker

The Friant Water Authority has inked a deal with the Bureau of Reclamation to restore capacity that has been lost to subsidence for the Friant-Kern Canal.

Is water infrastructure or green technology better for stimulating California’s economy?

02/03/21 10:12 AM By Brad Hooker

Analysts and economists say both stimulus approaches would have long-term benefits, but may not help with immediate recovery.

Daybreak: Trump administration clears environmental review for canal repair

11/05/20 10:24 AM By Brad Hooker

Votes trickle in * Election and virus impact exports * Fudge a possibility for House Ag chair * Stimulus, government funding on to-do list

Water Commission looks at financing canal repairs

10/28/20 10:42 AM By Brad Hooker

The California Water Commission at a recent meeting discussed options for repairing and maintaining conveyance systems in the San Joaquin Valley.

Daybreak: Newsom appoints an Audubon director to Water Commission

10/01/20 10:31 AM By Brad Hooker

Friant frustrated over veto * New questions about farm wage rates * Senate clears USDA funding

Frustration mounts over fixing Friant-Kern Canal

10/01/20 10:25 AM By Brad Hooker

Friant Water Authority CEO Jason Phillips was disappointed with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of Senate Bill 559 on Monday, calling it a missed opportunity for the administration.

Newsom vetoes canal fix, signs bill to enforce COVID-19 guidance among farmworkers

09/29/20 10:13 AM By Brad Hooker

In a slew of bills signed and vetoed Monday, AB 2043 gained the governor’s approval while SB 559 and SB 1102 did not.

Daybreak: Newsom signs bill expanding tax credits for farmworkers

09/21/20 2:07 PM By Brad Hooker

Wine grapes added to CFAP * USDA funding drama * CFAP-2 lauded, signup kicks off * Atrazine gets interim OK

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05.03.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: May 3, 2024: Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., on farm bill, dairy operations, SAF

Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee. She joins this week’s show to discuss the latest movement on the farm bill and what the next couple of months will look like. She also dives deeper into the latest Sustainable Aviation Fuel announcement that was made this week.

Then, Tara Smith with the Torrey Advisory Group and Brian Jennings with the American Coalition for Ethanol join this week’s show to further discuss farm bill politics and the continued improvements that are needed to be made to the recent SAF announcement.

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