INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ...
PRODUCTION FACILITY ...
BRANDT opens new facility in California
The Visalia plant is BRANDT’s second manufacturing location in California
COMPETITION ...
Watershed management focus of state contest
3 FFA students take top honors at statewide Soil Stewardship Public Speaking Contest
UPCOMING WORKSHOP ...
Grazing workshop to feature cover crops
Systems Approach to Pasture Management Workshop planned for July 24th
WATER ISSUES ...
Almond Alliance blasts water grab
Devastating economic consequences seen from proposal to slash water sent down 3 rivers
DROUGHT ...
Iraq bans farming summer crops
Country is grappling with a crippling water shortage that shows few signs of abating
WATER ...
Apply to be a Water Literate Leader
Applications due by July 20 and participants will be chosen Aug. 15
POLLUTION ...
Farm's sewage spill causes fish kill in Okla. creek
Effluent spill killed fish along a 2-mile (3-kilometer) stretch near Miami, Oklahoma
WATER CONCERNS ...
Gov. Scott directs DEP to curb algae blooms
Emergency actions to help redirect flow of water out of Lake Okeechobee to the south
TRENDS IN WEATHER ...