AG ALERT: Federal actions on water frustrate Klamath farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation February 8, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A decades-long tussle over water continues at the California-Oregon border, as irrigators of the federal...
COMMENTARY: California must capture water in wet years and expedite projects Ag Alert CommentaryGroundwater News February 1, 2023Jamie Johansson, California Farm Bureau Federation Now that the recent series of Pacific storms have abated and we are in...
AG ALERT: Groups sue over legality of new ‘waters of the U.S.’ law Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 25, 2023By Ag Alert The American Farm Bureau Federation and other agricultural and business groups are suing federal agencies, challenging the...
AG ALERT: Farmer demonstrations help promote cover crops Ag Alert Agriculture January 25, 2023By Vicky Boyd Rich Gemperle likes to describe his family’s crop production style as “soft farming,” in which they try...
COMMENTARY: In defense of alfalfa: Important crop gets a bad rap Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary January 11, 2023By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition California is the most populous state in the nation and the nation’s biggest...
AG ALERT: Final rule seen as muddying waters for ag landowners Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 11, 2023By Ching Lee, Ag Alert In its latest attempt to define which bodies of water fall under federal protection, the...
AG ALERT: Districts agree to collaborate on Tuolumne River Ag Alert Policy and regulation December 16, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Modesto Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission have signed...
AG ALERT: Early allocation by state signals a fourth dry year Ag Alert Current Conditions December 7, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Storms that moistened parts of California last week were a drop in the bucket of...
COMMENTARY: Let’s reject politics of scarcity and help our California farms thrive Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary November 30, 2022By Jamie Johansson, California Farm Bureau Federation California Farm Bureau gathers for its 104th Annual Meeting in Monterey beginning this...
AG ALERT: Siskiyou County: Water delivery cuts hurt farmers, fail to benefit fish Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 30, 2022By Ryan Walker, Siskiyou County Farm Bureau The year 2022 has been one that few growers in Siskiyou County want...
AG ALERT: Water rules add to challenges for farmers Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation November 16, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Already grappling with drought, lower commodity prices and higher production costs, more farmers are feeling...
COMMENTARY: Drought impacts an entire agricultural ecosystem Ag Alert Agriculture November 16, 2022By Tim Johnson, Ag Alert This third year of extreme drought is taking a devastating toll on agriculture in California....
AG ALERT: Efforts to protect groundwater are tested by drought Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News November 9, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Balancing the state’s groundwater supplies for a sustainable future may not be easy due to...
COMMENTARY: Our farmers are conserving to help Colorado River Ag Alert Colorado RiverCommentary November 9, 2022By Tina Shields, Imperial Irrigation District The Imperial Irrigation District, the largest irrigation district in the U.S., announced last month...
AG ALERT: Colorado River may require ‘decisive action,’ U.S. warns Ag Alert Colorado River November 9, 2022By Peter Hecht , Ag Alert Federal officials have issued a thinly veiled threat to impose new cuts in water...
