Water Supply
From: Staff, Your Central
Valley
Anticipation is growing as
President Obama's visit to the Central Valley draws near. The commander in
chief will touch down in Fresno on Friday. Details of the visit are being kept
under wraps for now. One Firebaugh farmer has hopes and expectations for
Fridays presidential visit.
From: Staff, Kern Golden
Empire
Governor Jerry Brown made a stop
at the World Ag Expo in Tulare Wednesday to address concerns about the drought.
But he didn't stay long, answering few questions about how he's going to help
growers get through what will likely be a long, hot and dry summer.
From: Staff, KOVR 13
Gov. Jerry Brown visited
California's drought-stricken agricultural heartland on Wednesday and called on
Republicans and Democrats in Congress to strike a compromise that will benefit
the region and nation.
From: Kevin McCarthy, David
Valadao & Devin Nunes, Sacramento Bee
It appears that Washington has
awakened to the current water woes of the West Coast. Late last week, the White
House announced that President Barack Obama will visit Fresno on Friday to
review and discuss federal relief efforts in response to the drought. Prior to
that, the president had called Gov. Jerry Brown to express his support for our
state and had mentioned to Rep. Kevin McCarthy at the State of the Union
address that he had his eye on the issue. This drought has national
significance; an outsized percentage of the nation's food supply is grown in
California, which is the nation's No. 1 producer of fruits, vegetables and
nuts.
From: Editorial, Sacramento
Bee
With more than three-quarters of
the state suffering extreme to exceptional drought, old, unhealthy disputes are
resurfacing. House Republicans, led by members from the southern San Joaquin Valley,
passed a bill last week that amounts to a water grab for the south Valley.
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have introduced a more reasonable bill
that can be debated and amended to meet the needs of the entire state.
From: Editorial, Sacramento
Bee
With more than three-quarters of
the state suffering extreme to exceptional drought, old, unhealthy disputes are
resurfacing. House Republicans, led by members from the southern San Joaquin Valley,
passed a bill last week that amounts to a water grab for the south Valley.
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have introduced a more reasonable bill
that can be debated and amended to meet the needs of the entire state.
From: Mary-Lynn Cesar, Kapitall
Wire
When it comes to agriculture in
the US, no state generates more money for the industry than California. The
Golden State, the nation's top agricultural producer since 1948, grows almost
half of all domestic fruits, nuts, and vegetables. Its agricultural revenue
reached a record
$44.7 billion
in 2012, exceeding second-ranked
Iowa's sales by 28.5%.
From: Evelyn Nieves, Salon
When the rain finally came, it
stayed three days, turning the rutted roads in this old farm town into a mess
of pools and puddles. But calamity is still on its way. The farms in and around
Mendota are dying of thirst. The signs are everywhere. Orchards with trees
lying on their sides, as if shot. Former farm fields given over to tumbleweeds.
Land and cattle for sale, cheap.
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