UPDATED 5-29-15 Assembly Member Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) has introduced AB 1201, a legislative bill that would require the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop and...
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Archive for tag: California Farms without Water
Over 41 percent of California’s irrigated farmland loses nearly entire surface water supply
Over 41 percent of California’s irrigated farmland will lose 80 percent or more of its normal surface water allocation this year, according to a new...
Reservoir Levels Map
California Data Exchange Center – Reservoirs Californians rely on reservoirs to provide the water we need to grow food, improve ecosystems, invest in jobs, and...
On the Abandonment of Federal Drought Legislation
On the Abandonment of Federal Drought Legislation “California’s Central Valley has shouldered more than its share of the pain brought on by reduced water deliveries...
Westlands Water District: Straight Talk About Agriculture, Saving Water and Drainage
The Los Angeles Times recently published an intensely critical article about Westlands Water District, which recited many of the false, misleading, or outdated claims made...
Spinach
Spinach is grown nearly all-year long in California. Most California farmers specialize in growing flat spinach! California farmers produce about 75% of the country's total spinach crop.
California Rice Production
California rice production provides approximately 500,000 acres of habitat annually. This habitat provides nearly 60% of the food resources consumed by wintering waterfowl in the Central Valley and is the sustenance for 2.5 million of the 5 million ducks using the Pacific Flyway.
UC study provides look at consequences from water shortages
Below is a statement by Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition. An updated study released today by the California Department...
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Citrus
California is the leading producer of fresh citrus in the country! California's citrus farmers grow nearly 77% of the country's fresh market citrus. (Florida's citrus primarily goes to making orange juice!)
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