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Study: Westlands has a $4.7B economic impact

03/17/22 7:34 AM By Brad Hooker

The nation’s largest agricultural water district contributes $4.7 billion annually to local and regional economies, along with 35,000 jobs.

More groundwater plans approved, but more work ahead

01/19/22 7:36 AM By Brad Hooker

And Fresno State researchers have found the magic formula for making an effective groundwater sustainability agency.

Farmers triage crops for the drought, as state leaders fear the dry years ahead

05/12/21 7:46 AM By Brad Hooker

With water deliveries slashed, farmers and ranchers are taking emergency measures to prepare for a long, dry year ahead.

Curtailing water rights could hurt vulnerable communities, say ag groups

05/12/21 6:39 AM By Brad Hooker

Farm groups worry about a repeat of the economic losses suffered in the valley during the last drought.

Newsom in Merced County declares drought

Farm groups commend Newsom's drought declaration, $5B relief

05/11/21 7:30 AM By Brad Hooker

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a drought emergency in 39 additional counties and announced a new budget proposal aimed at providing drought relief.

Farm groups ask for more in Senate drought package

04/30/21 7:07 AM By Brad Hooker

A State Senate subcommittee advanced a $3 billion drought relief package on Thursday.

Lagging broadband could delay SGMA plans

04/28/21 6:58 AM By Brad Hooker

Pandemic precautions have presented new hurdles for stakeholder engagement on groundwater sustainability plans due in January.

EDF and lawmakers make plans for farmland to be fallowed under SGMA

04/14/21 7:44 AM By Brad Hooker

The Environmental Defense Fund has published a guide for local agencies preparing for a future with a large portion of the nation’s most productive lands no longer farmed.

USDA, counties—not California—likely to declare drought emergencies

04/07/21 7:29 AM By Brad Hooker

As rangelands dry up, USDA will likely be the first to declare a drought emergency, followed by some counties. But the state can manage without emergency powers.

Optimism fades for groundwater sustainability as drought deepens

03/31/21 8:00 AM By Brad Hooker

The resiliency of farmers in the San Joaquin Valley is going to be severely tested as surface water allocations are limited and groundwater sustainability plans begin to be implemented.

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Newsmakers: Sept. 23, 2022: Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kan., Mark Dopp, Jake Westlin, and Ariel Wiegard on government funding and the upcoming farm bill

Lawmakers have one more week to agree on a measure to fund the government into the new fiscal year. While a shutdown is not expected to happen, frustration lingers on Capitol Hill about the amount of time the process has taken. Kansas Republican Tracey Mann joins Newsmakers to discuss that issue as well as his priorities for the upcoming farm bill.

Then, Mark Dopp with the North American Meat Institute, Jake Westlin with the National Association of Wheat Growers, and Ariel Wiegard with the American Soybean Association discuss the risk management, conservation, livestock and political challenges awaiting lawmakers as they look to draft new farm policy.

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