UC BERKELEY: Modeling the key role of irrigation for farming in a hotter world UC Berkeley Agriculture July 23, 2025From UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management: For over a century, agricultural scientists have sought to unravel...
CSU: Researchers examine six major water conservation strategies for agriculture Colorado State University Agriculture June 28, 2025By Christopher Outcalt, Colorado State University Water is at the heart of agriculture. Every stage of the food-growing process depends...
AG ALERT: Purge of federal support jolts agriculture Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation February 26, 2025By Caleb Hampton The Trump administration’s mass firing of federal employees and its withholding of federal funds during the past...
KNOWABLE: Can desalination quench agriculture’s thirst? Knowable Magazine AgricultureWater supply augmentation November 25, 2024Miles away from the ocean, projects are afoot to clean up salty groundwater and use it to grow crops. Some...
AG ALERT: Done right, flooding fields can be efficient Ag Alert Agriculture October 9, 2024By Ching Lee With their orchards, vineyards and high-value crops, California farmers have embraced drip and other forms of microirrigation,...
AG ALERT: Sensors guide growers on water decisions Ag Alert Agriculture July 24, 2024By Rob McCarthy, Ag Alert Lisa Tate, a fifth-generation grower in Santa Paula, said she knew something was amiss in...
AG ALERT: Climate-smart practices help dairies, nourish crops Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality June 26, 2024By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Prompted by drought-induced water allocation cutbacks in 2014, the diversified DeJager Farms began looking at...
NASA: Meat of the matter: Colorado River over-consumed NASA/JPL Colorado River April 30, 2024By Laura E.P. Rocchio The Colorado River has an accounting problem. More water is taken from the river than it...
UCSB CURRENT: Small changes can yield big savings in agricultural water use UC Santa Barbara AgricultureScience March 25, 2024By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara While Hollywood and Silicon Valley love the limelight, California is an agricultural powerhouse, too....
AG ALERT: Farmers consider their crop options for spring planting Ag Alert Agriculture March 20, 2024By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Falling commodity prices, rising production costs and water supply uncertainty are some of the factors...
USGS: New study demonstrates how climate and irrigation influence salinity of waters in the Upper Colorado Basin USGS Colorado River February 13, 2024From the USGS: A newly published study from the U.S. Geological Survey explains how salinity in the Upper Colorado River...
COMMENTARY: Where does water wind up? You might be surprised Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary February 7, 2024Commentary by Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition Water, the essence of life, is an indispensable...
AG ALERT: Soil sensors, drip reduce water use in desert lettuce Ag Alert Agriculture January 17, 2024By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Desert lettuce growers may be able to save more than 10 inches of water by...
AG ALERT: Wet year improves Colorado River status Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River November 1, 2023By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert A consensus plan agreed to last spring by states in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin...
AG ALERT: Farmers join study on curbing water use Ag Alert Agriculture October 4, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert After several multiyear droughts, those connected to water in California are looking at strategies to...