The deadline to apply for the Tule Land and Water Conservation Trust’s land fallowing program has been extended to Monday, Sept. 30.  More than $1.2 million is available to growers in the Tule subbasin, which covers the southern half of Tulare County’s flatlands, to participate in the third year of the program.  Those funds come from local groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) which collect pumping fees from landowners. The trust, formed in 2020 to help the basin navigate the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), works to match those funds with grants and private donations.