AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Anti-farming agenda blocks vineyard in Napa Valley Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary September 20, 2023By Peter Nissen, president of Nissen Vineyard Services and president of the Napa County Farm Bureau, and Ryan Klobas, CEO...
AG ALERT: State flows plan advances in, out of court Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 12, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Central Valley water districts subject to a state plan that diverts flows from...
AG ALERT: New ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule still problematic for farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 12, 2023By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation After the U.S. Supreme Court set boundaries for what bodies of water the...
AG ALERT: Rural land grab in Solano County prompts hearing Ag Alert Agriculture September 5, 2023By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation Alarmed by a company that they say has been operating in the shadows...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Oversight plan would burden North Coast vineyards Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary September 5, 2023By Dayna Ghirardelli, executive director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau Regulatory compliance is part of doing business when you...
AG ALERT: Water board hits pause on flows for Scott, Shasta rivers Ag Alert Policy and regulation August 23, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California State Water Resources Control Board held off on a decision to set minimum...
AG ALERT: Klamath farmers hope to harvest crops before shutoff Ag Alert Agriculture August 15, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Even with a more positive water outlook in early 2023, irrigators of the...
AG ALERT: Water order takes shape for North Coast vineyards Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality August 2, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Winegrape growers in Mendocino and Sonoma counties say a proposed water-quality regulation establishes...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Why alfalfa is ideal for California and the Southwest Ag Alert AgricultureColorado RiverCommentary August 2, 2023Commentary by Ayman Mostafa, Ph.D., a field crops and entomology specialist and director of the Urban Agriculture Production, Small-Scale and...
AG ALERT: Hearings pending on aquifer plans for six subbasins Ag Alert Groundwater News June 28, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Local agencies for six San Joaquin Valley subbasins, facing possible state intervention after their groundwater...
AG ALERT: Coalition opposes bills to overhaul water rights rules Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 20, 2023From Christine Souza, Ag Alert As California experiences wild swings in climate from drought to floods, critics of the state’s...
AG ALERT: Imperial Valley farmers await water deal Ag Alert Colorado River June 14, 2023By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California, Arizona and Nevada reached a long-sought consensus last month on how to conserve water...
AG ALERT: Despite storms, farmers still face water supply cuts Ag Alert Agriculture April 19, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds in Siskiyou County...
AG ALERT: State water board weighs status of six aquifer plans Ag Alert Groundwater News April 12, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Local agencies for six San Joaquin Valley subbasins, facing possible state intervention after their groundwater...
AG ALERT: Farmers race to sink water into ground after storms Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News February 22, 2023By Lisa McEwen Growers in the San Joaquin Valley are hurriedly building temporary groundwater sinking basins to take advantage of...