Governor Newsom Signs CCA-Sponsored SB 332
Press Release Provided by California Cattlemen’s Association
On October 6th, Governor Gavin Newsom signed CCA-sponsored Senate Bill 332 (Dodd), legislation which incentivizes...
State Seeks Public Comments on Draft Groundwater Management Principles and Strategies Related to Drinking...
Press Release Provided by California Department of Water Resources
The Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board have...
KCFB: Executive Director’s Report
By Romeo Agbalog, Executive Director, Kern County Farm Bureau
September marks the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and the start...
The Cattleman’s Corner OPINION: We Expect More From Entry Level Than the Executive Level
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
We have all been in that uncomfortable situation when you go to a fast...
State Water Board Adopts Delta Curtailments
By Christine Souza, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Christine Souza
Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
The California State Water...
COMMENTARY: Who’s Actually Leading the State’s Water Infrastructure?
By Jenifer VanAlstein, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
California has been a state for nearly 200 years. One might think by now...
Rural California Hammered as Drought Spreads
By Christine Souza, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Christine Souza
Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
With depleted reservoirs and...
Governor Newsom Expands Drought Proclamation to Include Nine New Counties as Drought Conditions Persist...
This Second Expansion of the Emergency Drought Proclamation Now Covers 50 out of California’s 58 Counties and Calls for a 15%...
Wildfire Insurance Legislation Heads to the Governor
By Kevin Hecteman, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
A bill that would allow California’s insurer of...
DWR to Use Innovative Airborne Tech to Map State’s Groundwater Basins
Press Release Provided by California Department of Water Resources
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is using an innovative, helicopter-based technology...
Senate Bill 419 Puts Central Valley Workers Out of Work
By Robert Acosta, PCL Construction
California’s Central Valley has some of the highest unemployment rates in the state and it’s the reason...
Construction Begins on Emergency Drought Barrier in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Press Release Provided by the California Department of Water Resources
In response to worsening drought conditions in California, today the Department of...
The Cattleman’s Corner: OPINION: Park It
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
The history of people in positions of power asking the commoners to do things...
Governor’s Actions Point to Need for Long-term Water Investment
Press Release Provided by California Farm Bureau Federation
Actions in a widened drought emergency order issued today by Gov. Gavin Newsom will...
SWC Response to Governor Newsom’s Expanded Drought Proclamation and New Drought and Water Resilience...
Press Release Provided by State Water Contractors
On May 10, 2021 Governor Gavin Newsom announced the expansion of his April 21 Emergency...
Irrigation Districts Look to Transfers as Water Dwindles
By Christine Souza, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
With very little water to spare this drought...
Agriculture and Business Coalition Challenges Cal/OSHA Emergency Standards
Press Release Provided by the California Farm Bureau Federation
A coalition of agricultural and business employers has filed a lawsuit in Los...
Ongoing Litigation Muddies State’s Water Outlook
By Christine Souza, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
Christine Souza
Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Amid long-term forecasts...
Executive Order Aims to Conserve Land, Biodiversity
By Kevin HectemanAssistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
A new California Biodiversity Collaborative will help determine...
Farm Bureau Expresses Disappointment in Governor’s Endorsement of Proposition 15
Press Release Provided by the California Farm Bureau Federation
Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement of support for Proposition 15, the split-roll property...
Citrus Experiencing Mixed Results in Demand During COVID-19 Crisis
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
Our worlds were turned upside down in March when we were faced with the overarching reality of...
Newsom’s Choice: Fish or Farmers
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
Every drop of water carries a story with it. That story’s length is determined by many factors,...
ACWA Applauds Gov. Newsom Comments in Support of Voluntary Agreements
Press Release Provided By ACWA
ACWA Executive Director Dave Eggerton issued the following statement in response to the announcement by California Gov....
