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central valley News From the Web

  • 06/01/12 Chad Condit Visits Oakdale For Meet And Greet Source: The Oakdale Leader Independent candidate Chad Condit visited Oakdale Wednesday, May 30 for a meet-and-greet event at Cafe Bravo in the hopes of reaching out to voters before the upcoming Tuesday, June 5 primary election.
  • 06/01/12 U.S. crop irrigation unsustainable in major areas Source: Pork Magazine Some scientists think agriculture that relies on irrigation from groundwater in some areas of California's Central Valley and the High Plains of the U.S. is unsustainable over the long haul because of water being needed for consumer needs other than food production.
  • 06/01/12 Barbara Bedell: Golf your way through summer for... Source: Times Herald-Record - Middletown NY Ah, bring on the heat of summer and those brave souls who golf for charity and special causes.
  • 05/31/12 Study: Southern Plains' groundwater being tapped dry Source: MSNBC Key farming regions in the US are drawing water from underground sources at unsustainable rates, with slightly more than one-third of the southern Great Plains at risk of tapping out its sources within the next 30 years.
  • 05/30/12 Plans taking shape for Spokane Valley Tech Source: The Liberty Lake Splash - Liberty Lake WA Momentum toward transforming a former Spokane Valley retail building into a unique educational campus is continuing and - in some cases - accelerating, the Central Valley School District board of directors learned Tuesday.

Background on central valley

California's Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of California. It is home to California's most productive agricultural areas.

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