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...
By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Farms require water to grow the healthy local food supply we depend on. But despite increasing water efficiency, farmers are always the first to have supplies cut. That trend continues this year, with...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Growing food safely has always been a priority on farms and ranches across California, as required by federal standards and inspired by customer demands for high-quality farm products. Now the U.S. Food & Drug Administration...
Each month, the Water Hub is checking in with advocates and organizers in California to talk about water and other environmental justice issues impacting local communities. December 5 is #WorldSoilDay, so we spoke with LA Compost Founder and Executive Director,...
