Presidential memorandum for more ag water. Attracting bats to the farm.

Christmas came early for Central Valley farmers, or did it? President Trump recently signed a memorandum that directs federal agencies to speed up their environmental review of major Western water projects as well as develop plans to suspend or revise regulations that hamper water deliveries to farmers but at the expense of providing water for migrating salmon and smelt. But what are the chances those changes could be implemented? Not good, according to previous Supreme Court rulings. We have the details. If it’s Halloween, it must be bat week. We talk with a local expert about the benefits of having bats residing on your farmland. All that, crop reports, and more…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour. Lets get started!