AG ALERT: Mendocino County Farm Bureau works to preserve water amid drought Ag Alert Agriculture October 26, 2022By Devon Boer, Mendocino County Farm Bureau In Mendocino County, water continues to be the main issue of focus for...
AG ALERT: Farmers brace for water cuts to help river Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River October 19, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As the Colorado River water crisis deepens amid withering drought in the West, Imperial Valley...
AG ALERT: State Water Board approves hikes in water program fees Ag Alert Policy and regulation October 5, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The State Water Resources Control Board has approved a rate increase for water-quality and water-rights...
AG ALERT: Researchers turn to drones, satellites to track water use Ag Alert Agriculture October 5, 2022Like many other researchers, environmental engineering professors Erin Hestir and Joshua Viers of the University of California, Merced, are trying...
AG ALERT: Drought impacts hurt farm communities Ag Alert Agriculture September 28, 2022By Ching Lee, Ag Alert With rice harvest underway in the Sacramento Valley, Colusa County farmer Don Bransford should be...
AG ALERT: Bleak water year ending, with hope for future elusive Ag Alert Current Conditions September 28, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Nearing the end of the water year on Sept. 30, California farmers and water officials...
AG ALERT: Irrigators with senior water rights prevail in court fight Ag Alert Water rights and water law September 20, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert A state appeals court has issued a ruling protecting longstanding water rights of many California...
AG ALERT: Anxiety grows over Colorado River crisis Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River August 24, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Imperial Valley farmers who have senior water rights on the severely depleted Colorado River say...
AG ALERT: Newsom warns of water woes as Delta debate roils Ag Alert Planning and management August 17, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded an alarm last week as he announced a strategy to capture...
AG ALERT: Alternatives sought for farm fallowing amid dust worries Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News August 3, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As local groundwater sustainability agencies bring groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management...
AG ALERT: Fertigation is ‘dialed in’ to deliver targeted nutrients Ag Alert Agriculture July 13, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The irrigation technology known as fertigation has been around for some time. But with increased...
AG ALERT: Urban water use is latest target for drought cutbacks Ag Alert Current ConditionsPolicy and regulation July 1, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert With farmers across California already facing severe cuts in irrigation supplies, state officials are now...
AG ALERT: Salinas County: Landowners safeguard river but get stuck with fees Ag Alert Agriculture June 22, 2022By Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau Farming in the Salinas Valley, the Salad Bowl of...
AG ALERT: Waters of the U.S. rule needs clarity, farm groups say Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 22, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson told leaders of the Environmental Protection Agency and the...
AG ALERT: Costs spike, fields go fallow in Klamath Ag Alert Agriculture June 22, 2022By Kathy Coatney, Ag Alert The Klamath Basin has dealt with reduced water for decades, but this year is particularly...
