AG ALERT: New fertilizer management tools aid desert growers Ag Alert Water quality November 10, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Three years of studies on commercial fields point to the conclusion that many desert region...
COMMENTARY: We can help farmers by retiring some parched lands Ag Alert CommentaryGroundwater News November 10, 2021By Jay Ziegler, director of policy for The Nature Conservancy, and Dan Vink, principal partner for Six-33 Solutions, for Ag...
AG ALERT: Flows to increase; water districts cry foul Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 3, 2021By Christina Souza The Newsom administration has informed regional water districts that it will move forward with a plan to...
AG ALERT: Water saving for dairy farms starts with feed crops Ag Alert Agriculture October 27, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert As dairy farmers endure the worst drought in decades, University of California Cooperative Extension researchers...
AG ALERT: Satellites track water use to aid crop efficiency Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News October 27, 2021By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert As California weathers another drought, tools that can help farmers and ranchers maximize the water...
AG ALERT: New groundwater recharge efforts aimed at alfalfa crop Ag Alert Agriculture October 23, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert Efforts have been made by nut-crop growers to recharge their underground water supplies by capturing...
AG ALERT: La Niña looms in Pacific as new water year begins Ag Alert Agriculture October 20, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s water bucket is not even half full as the state enters the 2022 water...
AG ALERT: Research seeks resilience for aquifers Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News October 13, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert One day in early October, a group of University of California, Merced, students went to...
AG ALERT: Almond growers cut water use with efficiency measures Ag Alert Agriculture October 13, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert California almond growers have reduced the amount of water needed to produce a nut by...
AG ALERT: Biden pursues reversal of rules for water projects Ag Alert Policy and regulationWater project operations October 13, 2021By Christine Souza The struggle over management of water supplied through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta continues as the Biden administration...
COMMENTARY: The true fish story: How farmers are helping salmon Ag Alert AgricultureCommentaryFish and wildlife September 22, 2021By Danny Merkley, California Farm Bureau Federation As a fourth-generation Sacramento Valley farmer and the California Farm Bureau’s director of...
AG ALERT: Nitrogen management for rice may help production Ag Alert Agriculture September 15, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Rice researchers and growers are working to fine-tune the timing and type of nitrogen applications...
AG ALERT: Farmers seek ‘clarity and certainty’ in U.S. waters rule Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 15, 2021By Christine Souza On behalf of California farmers and ranchers, California Farm Bureau provided feedback this month to federal agencies...
AG ALERT: Regional districts file suit over state water supply cuts Ag Alert AgricultureWater rights and water law September 15, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s reservoirs are nearly empty due to historic drought conditions. Water supplies for many farmers...
COMMENTARY: How California ignored lessons of an epic drought Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary September 15, 2021By Justin Fredrickson, environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau The epic California dry spell that even not-so-old drought...
