By Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau Farming in the Salinas Valley, the Salad Bowl of the World, is ever evolving and always progressive in its approach to conservation of resources. We pride ourselves here on...
By Lisa McEwen, Ag Alert Don Cameron sparked curiosity in 2010 when he began a multi-phase project intended to capture floodwater from the Kings River during rainy seasons. The effort, supported by state grants, unfolded as a grand experiment, as...
By Kathy Coatney, Ag Alert The Klamath Basin has dealt with reduced water for decades, but this year is particularly grim. The region is facing extreme dry conditions, as one of many ground zeros in a western U.S. multiyear drought...
Welcome to Five Questions, a new (hopefully) weekly series that will pose five questions to folks working on California water issues. The series kicks off with John McManus, president of the Golden State Salmon Association, which bills itself as California’s...
By Kathy Coatney, Ag Alert Growers in the Klamath Basin have struggled with water-supply shortages for years, but this spring brought additional challenges: cold and wind. That made it more difficult for growers to get crops planted, as wind dried...
