AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use Ag Alert News March 20, 2024 250By 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 148By 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 210The 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 147In 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 91By UC Merced University of California researchers from the USDA-funded Secure Water Future project recently found that increases in crop...
SJV WATER: As companies buy up more valley farmland, the wells get deeper, according to new study Maven News March 5, 2024 237By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Private companies have been snatching up more and more farmland and drilling deeper wells, according...
BOOK REVIEW: Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate Justin Scott-Coe Book Reviews March 3, 2024 94Visit the Water Shelf main page In Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate (Yale University Press, 2023),...
C-WIN: State Water Resources Control Board counters big lie from Big Ag Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other February 22, 2024 222Agency Acknowledges Enhanced Delta Flows Won’t Harm Agriculture From the California Water Impact Network: Despite receiving the lion’s share of...
AG ALERT: Farmers regroup after storms batter state Ag Alert News February 14, 2024 119By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With a respite from stormy weather, farmers say they are surveying for any damage and...
COMMENTARY: Where does water wind up? You might be surprised Ag Alert Commentary February 7, 2024 258Commentary by Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition Water, the essence of life, is an indispensable...
OPEN ET: Tracking the invisible movement of water NASA/JPL News February 2, 2024 109From NASA’s Earth Observatory As the world looks for sustainable solutions, a system tapping into NASA satellite data for water...
AG ALERT: Waterfowl flock again to valley rice fields Ag Alert News January 31, 2024 130By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert The return of fully planted rice crops to the Sacramento Valley following years of drought...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new, rigorous assessment of OpenET accuracy for supporting satellite-based water management Elyse De Franco News January 17, 2024 517A new study offers a comprehensive multi-model, large-scale accuracy assessment of an operational satellite-based data system to compute evapotranspiration. By...
AG ALERT: Soil sensors, drip reduce water use in desert lettuce Ag Alert News January 17, 2024 260By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Desert lettuce growers may be able to save more than 10 inches of water by...
EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL: Cultivating climate resilience: Agriculture could hold the key to California’s climate goals Earth Island Journal News January 12, 2024 112By Kristine Rebiero, Earth Island Journal This story originally appeared in Earth Island Journal. Climate change is creating widespread disruptions...