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Monthly Archives: April 2015
First Line of Defense – from the Growing California video series
Note – the USDA has designated April as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Prevention Month. From the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, here is an encore presentation of “First Line of Defense,” a story about CDFA’s … Continue reading
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Why food prices are drought resistant – from the Wall Street Journal
By Tim York and Daniel Sumner California’s drought is raising concerns about whether fresh produce grown in the Golden State could run short, potentially raising prices nationwide. The reality is that there was little jump in produce prices last year, … Continue reading
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For drinking water in drought, California looks warily to the sea – from the New York Times
By Justin Gillis CARLSBAD, Calif. – Every time drought strikes California, the people of this state cannot help noticing the substantial reservoir of untapped water lapping at their shores — 187 quintillion gallons of it, more or less, shimmering so … Continue reading
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Ag water battle goes viral – from the Hanford Sentinel
By Seth Nidever Seems like everybody is jumping into the red-hot California water debate. Ever since Gov. Jerry Brown announced on April 1 that cities like Hanford and Lemoore would be forced to conserve in a big way to cut … Continue reading
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California’s drought is real but it’s dusted up a lot of hot air – from the Environmental Defense Fund
By Ann Hayden Finger-pointing tends to sharpen during times of crisis. Exhibit A: California, now entering its fourth year of drought. If you’ve followed media coverage of the drought lately – which has spiraled to new heights since Gov. Jerry Brown ordered the … Continue reading
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A video on the drought by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
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California should stretch urban supplies before cutting water for farms – from the Sacramento Bee
By Mark Cowin, Director, California Department of Water Resources A 25 percent cutback in urban water use – as Gov. Jerry Brown imposed last week – is less a hardship on California residents than an adjustment to a new reality. Droughts like … Continue reading
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Who’s to blame for California’s drought? From the New Yorker
By Vauhini Vara The view from where I’m sitting, in San Francisco, is of the small patio in front of the house whose bottom floor my husband and I rent. Beyond the patio stands a fence hugged by a plant … Continue reading
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How California farmers are conserving water and why you’re the one who ends up using it – from the Washington Post
By Philip Bump In the wake of California Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision to enact mandatory restrictions on the use of water given the state’s ongoing, historic drought, people nationwide … Continue reading
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Preparing to engage in an intense water debate – from the California Farm Bureau Federation
By Paul Wenger, President, California Farm Bureau Federation Get ready. The drought just became real for millions of our fellow Californians. They’re going to start asking more questions about water use. For our part, farmers need to be ready to … Continue reading
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