AG ALERT: Diversifying water supplies includes aquifer recharge Ag Alert Planning and management February 10, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Bracing for potentially a second consecutive year of dry conditions, California water officials, farmers and...
Agricultural water use efficiency Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features October 17, 2020As the state’s largest water using sector, many look to agriculture as a way to free up water supplies for...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Almond growers are committed to finding water solutions that work for people, farms, and fish Guest Contributor Commentary September 17, 2020This guest commentary is written by Don Cameron of Terranova Ranch: Back in late February and early March, California almond...
AG WATER PRICES: Groundwater Externalities and the Agricultural Response to Water Pricing Maven AgricultureGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 16, 2020Dr. Ellen Bruno is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Ag and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. At...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California Almonds and Salmon – Contrasts in Sustainability Guest Contributor Commentary July 15, 2020Guest commentary written by David Zeff, a native of the Central Valley, a Marin County attorney, an avid salmon fisherman...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: A Study Comparing Ways to Estimate Crop Evapotranspiration in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management June 13, 2018The Delta Watermaster leads a panel discussing a recent study that compared 7 different methods for estimating consumptive use of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Drought Erased 25 Cubic Miles of Central Valley’s Groundwater Courthouse News Service Groundwater News May 22, 2017A recent study says California’s Central Valley – one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world – lost...
Panel discussion: “Fixing” California’s water rights system Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law May 25, 2016Panel of prominent attorneys discusses how the state’s water rights system performed in the drought and what changes, if any,...
Pacific Institute Study Reveals the Promises and Perils of Farming During California’s Ongoing Drought Maven Agriculture August 27, 2015From the Pacific Institute: “California’s agriculture sector has exceeded expectations during the most severe drought in recorded history at the...
The impact of new regulations on water rights in California Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law May 22, 2015An overview of how new reporting requirements, frost protection regulations, water curtailments, and some pending litigation could affect water rights...
California Water Law Symposium: The Advancements and Challenges of Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Since 2009 Maven AgricultureBest of the NotebookNotebook News and Features April 15, 2015A panel discussion on agricultural water use and efficiency improvements made since the passage of the Water Conservation Act of...
Guest Commentary: Potential for ag conservation is far less than Pacific Institute/NRDC report claims, says Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Conservation organizations & coalitions AgricultureCommentary March 23, 2015Mike Wade at the California Farm Water Coalition offers this rebuttal to last Friday’s flashback post, Dr. Peter Gleick on...
