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...
AG ALERT: Farm groups seek review of order on fertilizer use Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality May 26, 2021By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Saying new regional regulations will have a profound impact on food production, farm organizations have...
AG ALERT: State Water Board considers drought-response actions Ag Alert Water project operations May 26, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert More signs of drought and tightening water supplies have arisen, in filings with the State...
AG ALERT: Water shortages hit North Coast farms Ag Alert Agriculture May 26, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Describing the situation as “bleak,” farmers in Mendocino and Sonoma counties, who rely on water...
AG ALERT: Wintertime farmland flooding appears to help drinking water Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News May 26, 2021From the California Farm Bureau Federation: Using farmland for wintertime aquifer recharge could help nearby communities replenish their groundwater supplies,...
AG ALERT: Irrigation districts look to transfers as water dwindles Ag Alert Water supply augmentation May 19, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With very little water to spare this drought year, water districts struggling with limited or...
AG ALERT: Water shortages will reduce rice plantings Ag Alert Agriculture May 12, 2021By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Dry weather this spring has created ideal planting conditions for California rice farmers, but lack...
AG ALERT: Farmers grapple with implications of water cuts Ag Alert Agriculture May 12, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In water-stressed farming areas of California, farmers removed productive trees and idled other land to...
AG ALERT: District works to bolster Pajaro Valley groundwater Ag Alert Groundwater NewsWater supply augmentation May 12, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Watsonville-area farmers who rely on well water to produce berries and vegetables are continuing to...
