COMMENTARY: Farm regions deserve a voice on protecting aquifers Ag Alert AgricultureCommentaryGroundwater News April 27, 2022By Danny Merkley, California Farm Bureau Federation California’s farmers and ranchers are under enormous stress entering a third year of...
COMMENTARY: Valley farmers feel the pain of groundwater rules Ag Alert AgricultureCommentaryGroundwater News April 27, 2022By Christina Beckstead, executive director of the Madera County Farm Bureau The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is not a new...
AG ALERT: Butte farmers propose new water district Ag Alert Groundwater News April 27, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A group of Butte County farmers, who rely solely on groundwater to farm mostly tree...
AG ALERT: Russian River water curtailment likely to continue Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 20, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to ongoing drought and a limited water supply, farmers and ranchers in Mendocino and...
AG ALERT: Water cuts leave hard choices for farmers Ag Alert Agriculture April 13, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Hit with a third consecutive year of drought, farmers on the west side of the...
AG ALERT: Klamath farmers facing water cuts Ag Alert Water project operations April 13, 2022By Ag Alert Food production along the California-Oregon border will likely be significantly curtailed after the federal government announced Monday...
COMMENTARY: Improved data on protecting salmon can help farms Ag Alert AgricultureCommentaryFish and wildlife April 6, 2022By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Farms require water to grow the healthy local food supply we depend on....
AG ALERT: Judge halts curtailment for Siskiyou County irrigators Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 6, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Irrigators in Siskiyou County have won a court ruling to temporarily block a state water...
AG ALERT: Water plan announced for habitat, farms Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 6, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A $2.6 billion plan to improve water quality for salmon and native fish in the...
AG ALERT: State deepens water supply cuts as drought continues Ag Alert Policy and regulation March 23, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California Department of Water Resources is cutting its water allocation for the State Water...
AG ALERT: 2022 water year looks dismal as snowpack melts Ag Alert Current Conditions March 9, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The optimism spurred by heavy snowstorms in December has melted away, and the 2022 water...
AG ALERT: Drought means no Central Valley Project water for many irrigators Ag Alert AgricultureCurrent Conditions March 2, 2022By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Zero. That’s how much water is being allocated to Central Valley Project irrigation contractors north...
AG ALERT: Snowpack from December shrinks after dry January Ag Alert Current Conditions February 9, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Facing a third straight year of dry conditions, many Californians are looking for any sign...
AG ALERT: Scott, Shasta river water cuts worry farmers in region Ag Alert Policy and regulation February 2, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farming and ranching families in the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds say drought emergency...
COMMENTARY: When it comes to water decisions, we are all farmers Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary January 26, 2022By Chris Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation Wendell Berry famously said that eating is an agricultural act. That makes all...
