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Farm Bureau hosts Ag Business Recovery and Growth Workshop Webinar features California State Treasurer Fiona Ma IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The Imperial County Farm Bureau (ICFB) plans to host an online Ag Business Recovery and Growth Workshop on Wednesday, April 7, from 4-5 p.m. Brea Mohamed, Executive Director of the Imperial County Farm Bureau, will lead opening remarks by starting off the conversation with California State Treasurer Fiona Ma. The entire workshop is a collaborative effort between the ICFB, Office of the State Treasurer, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Un...

Posted by Tara Flanagan | Feb 10, 2021 Lake Powell, the current poster child for things gone awry in the Colorado River Basin, is shrinking from the top and sides, its old water lines scarring the southern Utah desert. A February 2021 view toward Lake Powell from the Glen Canyon Ranger Station at Hite, Utah. Photo/National Park Service The numbers from Lake Powell Water Database don’t make it any prettier; the central storage bin for the Colorado River and a legendary playground for houseboaters, Lake Powell is down 29.67 feet from a year ago. The rivers feeding it are running at 70 percent...

Jim Taylor remembers when he could cross frozen swampy areas to cut firewood in the dead of winter. Temperatures in recent years have been so mild that it’s no longer possible, and at present there’s not a stitch of snow at his farm in Greene County, New York. That would have been unheard of a few decades ago in mid-January. This is just one small example of the empirical evidence, supported by endless reams of scientific study, that indicates climate change is a distinct reality. In a recent webinar, “Climate-Smart Farming for Livestock Producers,” Elizabeth Marks describ...

Resources for farmers have never been delivered, despite years of both private and regulatory carbon market attempts in the U.S.

The Water Tap: Controversy complicates the Cove Reservoir Joan Meiners, St. George Spectrum & Daily News © The Spectrum & Daily News Welcome to The Water Tap, a weekly update on Southwestern Utah's water situation. This article is part of a series addressing topics relevant to water security in southwestern Utah. Look for stories online on select Fridays and in print on select Saturdays that feature updates on ongoing water issues, interviews with experts and explorations of how we can ensure a better water future for our growing communities. For decades, while climat...