By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As California toils through a third consecutive drought year, many Sacramento Valley farmers, well known for supporting waterfowl that stop along the Pacific Flyway, are being left high and dry. The farmers are facing water-supply...
Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues impacting local communities. We spoke with Arohi Sharma about why #SoilIsSexy, how soil health can be a tool for promoting water...
By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Considering the red-hot price of cotton these days, California farmers say they would love to plant more of the field crop—if only they have the water. State cotton growers have increased plantings by a modest...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Facing a third year of drought, leadership from county Farm Bureaus, spanning all regions of California, gathered in Sacramento last week to engage with state water officials about all things water. A changing climate, shrinking...
By Danny Merkley, California Farm Bureau Federation California’s farmers and ranchers are under enormous stress entering a third year of unrelenting drought. Family farms and ranches have seen their access to surface water severely curtailed. There isn’t enough water for...
