AG ALERT: Napa vineyards helped douse Pickett Fire Ag Alert Agriculture September 10, 2025By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Below an ashen hillside, farmer Johnnie White picked shriveled grapes off flaking vines, surveying for...
AG ALERT: Some forage farmers exempt from state ag order program Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation September 10, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In a major regulatory shift years in the making, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality...
AG ALERT: Water quality panel focuses on agricultural nitrogen use Ag Alert Water quality August 27, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As California water officials consider changes to the state’s regulatory framework for nitrogen applications and...
AG ALERT: As supplies thin, price of recycled water could go up Ag Alert Water supply augmentation August 7, 2025Commentary by Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau As we all manage the implementation of our...
AG ALERT: Federal forestry cuts fuel wildfire, resource concerns Ag Alert Wildfires and watersheds July 30, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As wildfire conditions across California are expected to increase steadily through the summer, state officials...
AG ALERT: Abandoned crops bring pest plague to adjacent farms Ag Alert Agriculture July 16, 2025By Caleb Hampton California farmers, agricultural commissioners and lawmakers have in recent months sounded an alarm about a troubling symptom...
AG ALERT: Newsom budget proposes fast track for Delta tunnel Ag Alert Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation May 21, 2025By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $322 billion spending plan for 2025-26 has various impacts on California agriculture....
AG ALERT: Annual report shows major declines in farmland values Ag Alert Agriculture April 23, 2025From the California Farm Bureau Federation: The value of much of California’s farmland declined from 2023 to 2024, according to...
AG ALERT: State water official says more work needed as SGMA evolves Ag Alert Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation April 23, 2025By Christine Souza The California State Water Resources Control Board heard an update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management...
AG ALERT: Q&A: Wade Crowfoot talks California’s natural resources Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 9, 2025From Ag Alert: California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot leads efforts to conserve the state’s environment and natural resources—water, air...
AG ALERT: Exporters try to navigate impacts of Trump tariffs Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation March 26, 2025By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Confusion and uncertainty. Those are two words being used by California agricultural exporters with farm...
AG ALERT: EPA announces it will revise ‘waters of the U.S.’ definition Ag Alert Policy and regulation March 26, 2025By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to review the definition of “waters of the United...
AG ALERT: Initial CVP water allotment may not increase plantings Ag Alert AgricultureWater project operations March 12, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta who irrigate with water supplied by the federal...
AG ALERT: State Water Board delays probation for Kern subbasin Ag Alert Groundwater News February 26, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Groundwater agencies in Kern County have been given more time to improve their groundwater sustainability...
AG ALERT: Record winegrape acreage left unpicked last season Ag Alert Agriculture February 26, 2025By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California’s winegrape sector continues to reel from a shrinking market that has left the state...
