Despite increases in human population and agricultural production, new national data show meaningful progress in reducing nutrient pollution sources across the United States. By the USGS Water Resources Mission Area A new study led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A gadget capable of extracting evaporation from tomato pulp is producing 120,000 gallons a day of “new water” clean enough to drink in Los Banos in Merced County. The “water harvesting” unit was developed by...
Study findings from Southern California avocado orchards help growers save water and money. From California Agriculture: Perched precariously on the...
By Axel Herrera, Ellen M. Bruno, and Cristina Lazcano The transition to regenerative agriculture is gaining attention for its potential to enhance sustainability, but questions remain about its economic feasibility. Using data from four Sonoma County vineyards, we show that...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In a major regulatory shift years in the making, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board voted last month to amend a general order and exempt agricultural operations in Northern California’s Pit River subwatershed...
By Srabani Das and Sara Rosenberg The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources-UC Merced Symposium ‘Regenerative Agriculture: The way...
From UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management: For over a century, agricultural scientists have sought to unravel the complex relationship between temperature and crop yields. Previous studies have found that yields for staple crops like maize and...
