Water
rights holders warned that dry year could mean cutbacks [Chico
Enterprise-Record]
A
warning letter went out this week says that even the state's most secure water
rights might not be totally secure during a dry year. The State Water Resources
Control Board sent out the notice, which suggests landowners be realistic about
what they plant later in the year, and suggested steps to take in case less
water is available. At this point, no specific water users are identified, said
Les Grober, assistant deputy director for water rights for the state board.
Judge
rules against upper Klamath Basin ranchers [Associated Press]
A
Klamath Falls judge denied a request Tuesday to keep the state of Oregon from
shutting off irrigation water in the upper Klamath Basin. That leaves intact a
state decision recognizing the senior water rights of the Klamath Tribes. The
water rights decision came down this spring, as drought began to sap the water
supplies in the high-desert basin.
SB
Planning Commission discusses land use [Santa Maria Times]
How
to make agriculture, natural resources and development peacefully co-exist on
the Gaviota Coast was the aim of the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission
Tuesday as it resumed its examination of the Gaviota Coast Plan. The commission
examined the land use section of the draft plan, the document that will
eventually guide protection and development along the coast and coastal
foothills from Goleta to Vandenberg Air Force Base. Discussion ranged from how
to protect current agricultural operations, to preventing the spread of lavish
homes along the coast bluffs and hilltops, to rezoning much of the ag land in
the plan area.…Farmers and ranchers essentially asked the commission to be left
alone, asking to be allowed to build secondary or family housing on their
properties, which is currently prohibited.
Salinas
scientists acquire new tool to fight nasty pathogen [Salinas Californian]
A
particularly crafty fungus that causes widespread destruction of spinach leaves
is in the crosshairs of a consortium of researchers and agriculture officials
in the Salinas Valley. The Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner, the
University of California Cooperative Extension, the Leafy Greens Research
Commission, and growers and seed companies are pooling resources to bring a
state-of-the-art environmental chamber to the laboratories at the Monterey
County Agricultural Center in Salinas. Downy mildew, despite sounding like the
hair of newborn fawns or fabric softener, is a formidable disease. The UC
Integrated Pest Management Program calls it “the most widespread and
destructive spinach disease in California.”
Group
releases report in Santa Cruz on government food subsidies [Santa Cruz
Sentinel]
On
the heels of Twinkies making a comeback Monday after an eight-month hiatus, a
student advocacy group used the packaged treat as an example of government
subsidies for apples versus corn- and soy-derived ingredients. Half an apple
sat next to 20 Twinkies, symbolizing the government subsidies of corn-laden
processed food compared with apples. Apples receive just a fraction of federal
money subsidizing corn and soy products, according to the California Public
Interest Research Group. About 15 people stood outside The Food Bin, a Santa
Cruz grocery store, Tuesday morning to release the report "Apples to
Twinkies 2013: Comparing Taxpayers Subsidies for Fresh Produce and Junk
Food."
California
rice farmers see golden opportunity in TPP [Japan Times]
California
rice farmer Charley Matthews Jr. remembers the excitement when Japan first
started buying rice from the United States in 1993. “It really helped rice
prices here,” Matthews, chairman of the California Rice Commission, said. It
was also the beginning of a learning experience for California growers. Until
then, marketing rice was not about quality, “it was about how many sacks you
could grow,” he said. With 20 years of experience growing rice for Japan,
California producers are hopeful the Trans-Pacific Partnership will open the
market even more. Japanese negotiators are joining the latest round of TPP
talks being held through July 25 in Malaysia.
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