USGS: Landsat at work: Conserving water and growing high quality grapes USGS Agriculture May 22, 2025By the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Using Landsat’s thermal imagery, researchers at Gallo Winery have been...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: OpenET’s new CEO, Sara Larsen, discusses the future of the revolutionary water-monitoring initiative Desert Research Institute Ecosystems April 9, 2025By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute OpenET, a nonprofit initiative focused on improving water management with accessible, satellite-based evapotranspiration (ET)...
NASA: FARMing with data: OpenET launches new tool for farmers and ranchers NASA/JPL Agriculture March 5, 2025By Milan Loiacono, Science Communication Specialist A NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-supported research and development team is making it...
USGS releases a comprehensive look at water resources in the United States USGS Planning and management January 17, 2025New National Water Availability Assessment offers critical insights into water supply, demand and quality across the Nation. From the USGS...
NASA/JPL: OpenET: Balancing water supply and demand in the West NASA/JPL AgriculturePlanning and management October 15, 2024By Jane Berg and Rachel Sender, co-published with the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute At the end of 2022, 65...
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,...
USDA ARS: How Thirsty Are Your Crops? Researchers use massive scales to study crop water use US Department of Agriculture Agriculture September 19, 2024From the USDA Agricultural Research Service People who grow plants know that potting flowers or putting vegetables in a raised...
AG ALERT: Sensors guide growers on water decisions Ag Alert AgricultureNews articles 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...
CA FARM WATER COALITION: The critical connection between farm water and our food supply CA Farm Water Coalition Agriculture April 10, 2024Press release from the California Farm Water Coalition: The California Farm Water Coalition has released two new fact sheets that...
CAL MATTERS: California farmers could save a lot of water — but their profits would suffer Cal Matters AgricultureNews articles March 26, 2024California farms could use 93% less water but less-thirsty crops, such as grains and hay, are much less lucrative than...
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....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate change takes a hidden toll on California water supplies Courthouse News Service AgricultureClimate changeNews articles March 14, 2024In the past decade, the average annual climate-driven increase in crop evapotranspiration is enough to drain a major reservoir. By...
UC MERCED: An Invisible Water Surcharge: Climate Warming Increases Crop Water Demand in the San Joaquin Valley’s Groundwater-Dependent Irrigated Agriculture UC Merced AgricultureClimate changeNews articles March 14, 2024By UC Merced University of California researchers from the USDA-funded Secure Water Future project recently found that increases in crop...
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...
