By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As local groundwater sustainability agencies bring groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The irrigation technology known as fertigation has been around for some time. But with increased water-quality regulations by the state of California aimed at reducing nitrates in groundwater, farmers are adopting ways of targeting nutrients...
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...
By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert David Richter has a good tomato crop going so far—but like many other farmers, not as much as in preceding years. Richter, who farms near Knights Landing in Sutter County, cut his tomato acreage by...
By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert In recognition of the ongoing drought and weather extremes, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau took a deep dive into the world of water storage and regulation last week in search of ideas and solutions. Step...
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, was passed in 2014 during a period of critically dry years; the legislation was intended to stop the adverse impacts occurring due to the severe overpumping of groundwater basins. SGMA required groundwater basins...
