Pathways to climate-smart adaptation require urgent public-private support From the Environmental Defense Fund Deepening patterns of water scarcity and excess pose a growing threat to agriculture across much of the United States according to a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund....
By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation The historically wet winter early this year motivated greater adoption of a water management strategy known as flood-managed aquifer recharge, or flood-MAR, in which excess flood flows are diverted onto farmland to boost...
By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As California agriculture braves a roller coaster of climate extremes, one sector—rice— faced a dramatic fall and rise in production in back-to-back years. A year ago, statewide rice acreage plummeted by 50% amid withering drought...
From the Save Napa Valley Foundation: We at the Save Napa Valley Foundation (SNVF) write to share our firm belief that the recent changes in policy and in the political climate in Napa County is not only long overdue, but...
By Vicky Boyd, California Farm Bureau Federation After a four-year decline in potato production nationwide, this season’s crop appears poised to buck the trend, spurred by strong demand and improved water supplies. While higher processing contract prices are driving much...
