COMMENTARY: Farmers should brace for new state water rules, fees Ag Alert Commentary December 11, 2024 287By Alexandra Biering, director of policy advocacy for the California Farm Bureau California farmers and ranchers who divert water and...
CV-SALTS: Nitrate and Salt Control Programs end 2024 with significant progress CV Salinity Coalition News December 4, 2024 219From the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) program As 2024 ends, the CV-SALTS program continues to make...
KNOWABLE: Can desalination quench agriculture’s thirst? Knowable Magazine News November 25, 2024 271Miles away from the ocean, projects are afoot to clean up salty groundwater and use it to grow crops. Some...
DAN WALTERS: How three Trump policy decrees could affect California’s agricultural industry Cal Matters Commentary November 19, 2024 215By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
EOS: Soil Salinization: A Rising Threat to Ecosystems and Global Food Security American Geophysical Union Science November 15, 2024 153As soil salinization intensifies, it poses serious threats to ecosystems, soil health, global food security and socio-economic stability. By Nima...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Milestone report warns of urgent water crisis, offers solutions Courthouse News Service News October 17, 2024 69A commission recommended communities across the globe take steps to address a water crisis that threatens the world’s food security...
AG ALERT: Land values plunge as groundwater law dims farm prospects Ag Alert Agency NewsNews October 16, 2024 4171By Caleb Hampton The value of farmland in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, California’s agricultural heartland, has fallen rapidly...
NASA/JPL: OpenET: Balancing water supply and demand in the West NASA/JPL News October 15, 2024 231By 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 News October 9, 2024 322By Ching Lee With their orchards, vineyards and high-value crops, California farmers have embraced drip and other forms of microirrigation,...
AG ALERT: Sonoma livestock farms face threat in ballot measure Ag Alert News October 2, 2024 31By Caleb Hampton As voters cast their ballots in the coming weeks, farmers in Sonoma County say the future of...
DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION: The Delta Supports State-Boosted Sustainable Ag: What Does That Look Like? Maven News September 26, 2024 140From the Delta Protection Commission: What policies would Delta residents support for adapting to environmental changes in the region? Given...
USDA ARS: How Thirsty Are Your Crops? Researchers use massive scales to study crop water use US Department of Agriculture News September 19, 2024 93From the USDA Agricultural Research Service People who grow plants know that potting flowers or putting vegetables in a raised...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: The key to fix California’s inadequate water storage? Put water underground, scientists say Inside Climate News News September 16, 2024 604A new study finds that the state should replenish groundwater aquifers to sustain agriculture By Caroline Marshall Reinhart, Inside Climate...
AG ALERT: Imperial Valley goes dry as farmers act to protect river Ag Alert News August 28, 2024 880By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Irrigators cut off water to a huge portion of the Imperial Valley’s half-million acres of...
AG ALERT: Climate concerns inspire innovation in wine vineyards Ag Alert News August 21, 2024 287By Natalie Hanson As he does most mornings, Bernat Sort Costa walked through 160 acres of grapevines in American Canyon,...
