AG ALERT: Probation under SGMA will cost the region, farmers say Ag Alert News April 24, 2024 220By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers in the critically overdrafted Tulare Lake Subbasin in the San Joaquin Valley are bracing...
GRIST: The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer Grist News April 20, 2024 118Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It’s full of forever chemicals. By Zoya Teirstein This story was originally...
AG ALERT: Land-use bill taps farmland for solar sites Ag Alert News April 17, 2024 144By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Proposed state legislation to modify California’s longstanding farmland conservation law could pave the way for...
AG ALERT: Klamath irrigators express frustration over allocation Ag Alert News April 17, 2024 185By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Despite favorable conditions in the Klamath Basin, irrigators say the initial federal water allocation falls...
CA FARM WATER COALITION: The critical connection between farm water and our food supply Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other April 10, 2024 121Press release from the California Farm Water Coalition: The California Farm Water Coalition has released two new fact sheets that...
AG ALERT: Despite wet year, fish protections limit allocations Ag Alert News April 3, 2024 109By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert State and federal water providers have increased promised allocations after accounting for recent storms that...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: More than half of Colorado River’s water used for agriculture: Study Courthouse News Service News March 28, 2024 180And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle. By Hillel Aron, Courthouse News The 1,450-mile-long Colorado...
AG ALERT: Court green lights state’s flows plan, rejects all claims Ag Alert News March 27, 2024 144By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A state plan that requires affected water users to leave unimpaired flows of 30% to...
CAL MATTERS: California farmers could save a lot of water — but their profits would suffer Cal Matters News March 26, 2024 177California 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 Science March 25, 2024 169By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara While Hollywood and Silicon Valley love the limelight, California is an agricultural powerhouse, too....
AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use Ag Alert News March 20, 2024 229By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses...
AG ALERT: Farmers consider their crop options for spring planting Ag Alert News March 20, 2024 145By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Falling commodity prices, rising production costs and water supply uncertainty are some of the factors...
UC MERCED: Water Risks to Agriculture: Too Little and Too Much UC Merced Reports March 19, 2024 208The report recommends policies, programs and tools for agricultural resilience. By Patty Guerra, UC Merced Water is among the most...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate change takes a hidden toll on California water supplies Courthouse News Service News March 14, 2024 146In 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 News March 14, 2024 90By UC Merced University of California researchers from the USDA-funded Secure Water Future project recently found that increases in crop...