Farmers were told earlier this month they would receive a 40-percent allocation. Experts say despite the increase, many communities will still have water shortages.
The state is recovering from three years of drought and restrictions on pumping in the delta.
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California ag producers can get government help in their switch to more energy efficient operations.
The U.S.D.A.'s natural resources conservation service is offering funding for farmers to get energy audits of their facilities to save both money and energy. As much as $225,000 is available in California to assist up to 150 farmers and ranchers.
The U.S.D.A. says the energy audits will be individually tailored to assess each farm's primary energy use such as milk cooling, irrigation pumping, heating and cooling of livestock production facilities, and grain drying.
Applications are due at local N.R.C.S. offices on or before June 18, 2010.
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Farmers in 41 states can now take quick action to protect their crops.
The U.S. Department Of Fish And Wildlife has given states in the Atlantic, Central and Mississippi flyways the right to kill Canadian Geese that eat their crops.
For years, farmers could only attempt to shoo away the birds or seek federal approval to kill them. The change in federal rules is only for resident geese and not the migratory variety that fly south from Canada in September.
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America's dairy land won't be selling raw milk.
Wisconsin's governor vetoed a bill that would have allowed limited sales of raw milk.
Bill supporters argued that many of the nutrients in milk are killed during pasteurization. But the dairy industry and other opponents say the threat of E. coli or salmonella should be considered first.
