By Daniel Crespo, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Zachary Frankel, and Nicholas Halberg, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics The Colorado River...
In California’s water-stressed Central Valley, farmers are fallowing land and installing solar, providing financial stability and saving water. By Matt Simon, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Around the world, farmers...
From California Agriculture: In an increasingly unstable climate, it is critical to optimize water needed for crop irrigation to secure food production and livelihoods while reducing environmental impacts. Here, we focus on water use for almonds — a crop that...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta who irrigate with water supplied by the federal Central Valley Project say they are thankful for a 35% water allocation announced in February. But due to the timing...
By Caleb Hampton The Trump administration’s mass firing of federal employees and its withholding of federal funds during the past month have impacted farmers who for decades have partnered with the federal government for conservation, infrastructure and equipment upgrades, research...
New research suggests that agricultural producers can play critical roles in wildfire risk management and response. From California Agriculture: Wildfires...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert To reduce nitrates and ensure that people have access to safe drinking water, the state has proposed tighter water quality requirements for all California dairies that collect dairy waste and apply it to land. The...
