Eleven years ago, brothers Noel and Rolland Rosa knew they had to make a change if their three-generation family dairy business had any hope of continuing for a fourth. The commodity milk industry was changing, and the future of their co-owned company hung in the balance. They decided to switch from producing milk for other […]
Recognizing the constructive elements of conservation, efficiency, recycling and watershed management included in the Biden administration’s initial infrastructure proposal, a national coalition of more than 200 agricultural organizations and urban and rural water districts said today it would urge the federal government to further bolster investment in the nation’s aging water facilities. In January, the […]
Now that a significant agricultural immigration bill has won passage from the U.S. House of Representatives, the California Farm Bureau has called on the Senate to begin the process of moving the bill to President Biden’s desk. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 by Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, and Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., passed […]
In lieu of its annual spring fundraiser dinner, Exeter Ag Boosters is offering a handgun and CCW class raffle. Tickets are $10 each and available by contacting President Lisa McEwen via email at [email protected], or mailing payment to Exeter Ag Boosters, P.O. Box 31, Exeter, CA 93221. The winning ticket will be drawn on Friday, […]
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has announced that Westlands Water District was awarded a $1,609,000 grant from Reclamation’s WaterSMART Fiscal Year 2021 Water and Energy Efficiency Grant Program. The grant was awarded to fund the District’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project, which will retrofit 760 manually read groundwater well meters with advanced, automated metering devices that […]
Now that a significant agricultural immigration bill has won passage from the U.S. House of Representatives, the California Farm Bureau has called on the Senate to begin the process of moving the bill to President Biden’s desk. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 by Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, and Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., passed […]
In response to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) announcement that the initial allocation for South-of-Delta agricultural repayment and water service contractors is 5%, Tom Birmingham, Westlands general manager, today issued the following statement: “Today’s announcement is no surprise given current hydrologic conditions and regulations that restrict operations of the Central Valley Project, but it […]
World Ag Expo® and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again for the 14th annual “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, which supports local high school students who will be attending four-year universities to major in an agricultural field. This year’s winners, Allison Lemm of Kerman, CA, and Bryce Nagel of Tulare, CA, will each receive […]
After the California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 hearing discussing Governor Gavin Newsom’s state budget proposal, Tom Birmingham, Westlands Water District general manager, issued the following statement in strong support of the California Natural Resources Agency’s “Proposition 68: Habitat Improvement” budget change proposal (BCP): “Robust, effective habitat restoration is critical to supporting at-risk species and […]
Schuil & Associates, an industry-leading, family-operated ag real estate firm, today announced a cooperative relationship with New Current Water and Land, LLC – a Fresno-based firm specializing in the assessment, development, management, acquisition, and banking of water supplies throughout the Western U.S. – to counsel those interested in purchasing farmland in the San Joaquin Valley […]