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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.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Blazek joins the Biden administration

03/10/21 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Wisconsin native Kelliann Blazek has been brought on to the Biden administration as a special assistant to the president for agriculture and rural policy, and Sonny Perdue joins the board of directors at Kalera.

Recent storms do little for water allocations

02/24/21 10:43 AM By Brad Hooker

Federal water allocations are 5% for agricultural water contractors south of the Delta, less for Class 2 contractors.

Federal funding bill boosts California water priorities

01/06/21 5:24 PM By Brad Hooker

Members of California water and agricultural communities have been applauding a number of provisions related to water infrastructure within the omnibus funding bill President Trump recently signed into law.

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

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.

Critical water fixes go another year without state funding

09/02/20 8:26 AM By Brad Hooker

Several proposals aiming to repair critical infrastructure like the Friant-Kern Canal were left behind this year.

DWR head: SGMA will bring more certainty to farmers

08/03/20 12:26 PM By Brad Hooker

DWR Director Karla Nemeth made a case that the implementation of SGMA beginning this year will provide “agriculture with more certainty, even around surface water supplies.”

The state never saw these SGMA impacts coming

03/04/20 6:18 AM By Brad Hooker

A study released this week presents disturbing findings about impacts from implementing SGMA. Yet the state has never performed an economic impact analysis.

Daybreak: Trump’s water plan is bringing slight benefits in new allocations

02/26/20 12:46 AM By Brad Hooker

In resigning, Lyons applauds Newsom’s attention to the valley * MFP benefitted ‘most affected’ * China acts on China deal

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This week’s Open Mic guest is Dr. Sally Rockey, executive director for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research. Born from the 2014 Farm Bill, FFAR is tasked with finding matching funds for research in the food production system from the nation’s farms to consumer’s plates. While research is targeted in six different challenge areas, Rockey says climate and nutrition are themes that cross much of the foundation’s overall focus. Rockey says agriculture is the only industry that can actually limit the extent of climate change. FFAR intends to provide research farmers can use to make science-based decisions to increase productivity and help the environment. FFAR and the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action recently announced that PepsiCo has joined the AgMission initiative to reduce greenhouse gasses in agriculture as a founding partner.

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In this opinion piece, Rod Snyder with Field to Market outlines key considerations for the success of voluntary carbon markets alongside traditional supply chain sustainability programs.

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