DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: OpenET’s new CEO, Sara Larsen, discusses the future of the revolutionary water-monitoring initiative Desert Research Institute Planning and management 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...
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...
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 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: Cover crops offer water-holding benefits Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News July 17, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As farmers statewide prepare for anticipated cutbacks to groundwater under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,...
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...
NEVADA CURRENT: Nevada joins six western states demanding more water investments Nevada Current Colorado River April 30, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada’s senators joined federal lawmakers from six other western states Monday to demand additional funding...
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 Agriculture 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 change March 14, 2024In the past decade, the average annual climate-driven increase in crop evapotranspiration is enough to drain a major reservoir. By...
