A commission recommended communities across the globe take steps to address a water crisis that threatens the world’s food security and economic stability. By Lily Roby, Courthouse News Service The Global Commission on the Economics of Water warns the world...
By Ching Lee With their orchards, vineyards and high-value crops, California farmers have embraced drip and other forms of microirrigation, making such systems the leading method used to water their crops. Despite increased adoption of drip, the traditional and more...
From the Delta Protection Commission: What policies would Delta residents support for adapting to environmental changes in the region? Given nine choices in a recent survey of Delta residents, only one garnered majority support: increasing state funding for sustainable agriculture....
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Irrigators cut off water to a huge portion of the Imperial Valley’s half-million acres of farmland earlier this month after the federal government approved a long-awaited program designed to bolster water levels on the Colorado...
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a landmark conservation agreement with the federal government to leave up to 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead through 2026. From the Imperial Irrigation District: Today, the Imperial Irrigation District Board...
