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...
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...
