AG ALERT: Board balances farmers, fish in Klamath watershed action Ag Alert Policy and regulation August 25, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A state drought curtailment regulation, adopted last week for the Klamath River watershed, calls for...
AG ALERT: In praise of cover crops: Farmers tout their benefits Ag Alert Agriculture August 25, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert To cover crop or not to cover crop. That’s a decision based on weighing advantages...
COMMENTARY: It’s time to fulfill the promise: Build Sites Reservoir Ag Alert Commentary August 18, 2021By Jeffrey P. Sutton, general manager of the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority California is in a dire situation. Most of our...
AG ALERT: Delta water cutbacks weigh on farmers Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation August 11, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Organic farmer Al Courchesne of Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood walks through rows of his...
AG ALERT: State water board adopts Delta curtailments Ag Alert Policy and regulationWater rights and water law August 4, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday unanimously adopted emergency curtailments and reporting...
COMMENTARY: Growing food is essential, reasonable use of water Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary July 21, 2021By Chris Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation Amid historic heat and drought, California’s rivers and creeks dwindled early this year....
AG ALERT: Biden administration opens WOTUS rule ‘round three’ Ag Alert Policy and regulation July 16, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The latest change in presidential administrations has brought another change in direction in overseeing waters...
AG ALERT: Rural California hammered as drought spreads Ag Alert AgricultureCurrent Conditions July 14, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With depleted reservoirs and limited water supplies across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom last week expanded...
AG ALERT: Water board weighs next steps for dry Scott and Shasta rivers Ag Alert Agriculture July 7, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to extreme drought and minimum instream flows to protect fisheries on the Scott and...
AG ALERT: Farmers face water rights curtailments Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 23, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California priority water rights system is being put to the test, as state regulators...
AG ALERT: Irrigation districts propose water transfer to Westside Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 23, 2021By the California Farm Bureau Federation: Transferred water could begin moving as early as July 1 to water-short irrigation districts...
AG ALERT: Drought exposes need to upgrade water facilities Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 16, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Severe drought highlights the need for greater investment to improve aging California water facilities, and...
AG ALERT: State releases its first reviews of local SGMA plans Ag Alert Groundwater News June 9, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Against the backdrop of what’s shaping up as a devastating drought year, the California Department...
COMMENTARY: Water: We can go on fighting or we can get to work Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary May 26, 2021By Justin Fredrickson, environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau We’re in a drought again—and a bad one—and that...
AG ALERT: Cover crops could benefit orchards, specialists say Ag Alert Agriculture May 26, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert Several people who are knowledgeable about cover crops gathered virtually for a webinar presentation on...
