UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS: The benefits of integrating solar energy with agriculture Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other July 26, 2024 107Press release from the Union of Concerned Scientists Integrating solar energy with agricultural production can bring economic and environmental benefits...
AG ALERT: Sensors guide growers on water decisions Ag Alert News July 24, 2024 94By 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 News July 17, 2024 107By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As farmers statewide prepare for anticipated cutbacks to groundwater under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,...
BERKELEY LAB: Turning agricultural trash to treasure Berkeley Lab Uncategorized July 16, 2024 97New funding will help Berkeley Lab and partners improve how the diverse agricultural waste in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley...
USDA: Exploring water solutions for a better future Press Release/Notice Agency News June 27, 2024 42From the USDA Agricultural Research Service: Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Southwest Climate Hub and California...
AG ALERT: Climate-smart practices help dairies, nourish crops Ag Alert News June 26, 2024 69By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Prompted by drought-induced water allocation cutbacks in 2014, the diversified DeJager Farms began looking at...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water experts encourage partnerships to address climate change Courthouse News Service News June 19, 2024 224The Golden State’s leaders have ambitious strategies in mind to manage precious groundwater. But scientists and landowners say that partnerships...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Western agricultural communities need water conservation strategies to adapt to future shortages Elyse De Franco News June 13, 2024 192Relying on water storage won’t be enough to make up for declines in future water availability under a changing climate,...
AG ALERT: Klamath Basin leaders call for full water allocation Ag Alert News June 12, 2024 574By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to significant economic impacts to farmers and others in the Klamath Basin, county leaders...
AG ALERT: Program to delay harvest protects birds and farmers Ag Alert News June 12, 2024 145By Ching Lee, Ag Alert For multiple years, Simon Vander Woude’s Merced County dairy farm has served as a refuge...
AG ALERT: Habitat concerns muddle Colorado River water plan Ag Alert News June 5, 2024 133For decades, irrigation runoff from Imperial Valley farms has fed the Salton Sea. As farmers cut back on water use,...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Are farm fields a hidden source of microplastics? Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookNotebook Features May 30, 2024 506By Alastair Bland I first tuned in to murmurs about plastic pollution in the late 1980s, when my mom would...
SJV WATER: Cover crops could enhance groundwater recharge – a lot – but agencies aren’t embracing the concept SJV Water News May 24, 2024 223By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Cover crops could be an important tool in groundwater management but are being unintentionally disincentivized...
AG ALERT: Proposed rules on water quality may overwhelm San Diego farmers Ag Alert News May 22, 2024 75By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers in San Diego County say proposed water quality regulations that establish updated general waste...
AG ALERT: Rice planting ramps up after slower start Ag Alert News May 15, 2024 134By Ching Lee, Ag Alert After a storm dumped more than an inch of water on parts of Northern California...