water projects

After a series of winter storms boosted California’s reservoirs and snowpack, state and federal officials are pledging full water deliveries for farmers in two key water projects.

Fertilizer prices continue to skyrocket, as much as 300% in some areas, as farmers grapple with increased costs preparing for the 2022 growing season.

California water projects stand to benefit from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act recently passed in Congress and signed by President Biden.

Water projects in the West stand to benefit from the Senate’s recent passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has informed USDA that U.S. chipping potatoes are now allowed to enter year-round.

The Senate passed a short-term fiscal 2017 spending bill to avert a government shutdown and then gave final congressional approval to a water projects bill that includes drought relief for California farmers. The new measure, which the Senate approved 63-36 about 11 p...