AG ALERT: State works to better adapt to extreme dry, wet periods Ag Alert Policy and regulation March 27, 2024By Ching Lee As California farmers struggle through impacts of rapid swings between intense drought and severe deluge, the state’s...
AG ALERT: 2024 marks a decade of SGMA regulations Ag Alert Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation March 20, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s landmark 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which requires local agencies in affected basins to...
AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River March 20, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses...
AG ALERT: Farmers consider their crop options for spring planting Ag Alert Agriculture March 20, 2024By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Falling commodity prices, rising production costs and water supply uncertainty are some of the factors...
AG ALERT: Better data key to informed water policy decisions Ag Alert Planning and management March 6, 2024By Christine Souza, from Ag Alert To adapt to climate extremes and become more water resilient in California, modernizing the...
AG ALERT: Despite storms, water-delivery pledges remain low Ag Alert Current Conditions February 28, 2024By Ag Alert State and federal water officials last week announced preliminary water deliveries of 15% of requested supplies for...
AG ALERT: Farmers regroup after storms batter state Ag Alert Agriculture February 14, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With a respite from stormy weather, farmers say they are surveying for any damage and...
AG ALERT: Newsom announces strategy to help salmon populations Ag Alert Fish and wildlifePlanning and management February 7, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As California experiences hotter, drier temperatures due to climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced...
COMMENTARY: Where does water wind up? You might be surprised Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary February 7, 2024Commentary by Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition Water, the essence of life, is an indispensable...
AG ALERT: Waterfowl flock again to valley rice fields Ag Alert Agriculture January 31, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert The return of fully planted rice crops to the Sacramento Valley following years of drought...
AG ALERT: Soil sensors, drip reduce water use in desert lettuce Ag Alert Agriculture January 17, 2024By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Desert lettuce growers may be able to save more than 10 inches of water by...
AG ALERT: Healthy reservoir levels offset scant snowpack depths Ag Alert Current Conditions January 10, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Unlike early 2023, when nonstop atmospheric river storms built a deep Sierra Nevada snowpack, replenished...
AG ALERT: New Year brings new laws, policies affecting farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation January 3, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert With the New Year comes a slew of new state and federal policies designed to...
AG ALERT: State readopts curtailment for Scott, Shasta tributaries Ag Alert Agriculture January 3, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Even though the clock doesn’t run out on winter for another eight weeks, state water...
AG ALERT: Farmers, water districts to weigh in on flows plan Ag Alert Policy and regulation December 20, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials are working on an updated plan to improve conditions for declining fish...
