Fallowed land Archives

SJV WATER: Land conversion money available for Tulare County farmers, others, to cut groundwater use

May 22, 2025 102

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Growers hoping for a lifeline as groundwater pumping restrictions tighten learned how to apply for...

UC MERCED: Dust is a danger to Central Valley health and will likely get worse, researchers find

UC Merced

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May 13, 2025 199

By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced People don’t think about dust much until it’s time to clean the house, but a...

SJV WATER: Finding new uses for farmland in the heart of ag country a daunting task

SJV Water

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May 7, 2025 206

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Pressure is mounting to find new uses for an estimated 70,000 acres – or 20%...

SJV WATER: Madera County farmland conversion program gets underway with $10 million in state funds

Maven

News

October 5, 2024 28

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Land owners can now officially submit proposals to Madera County to convert their ag land...

SJV WATER: State will pay some valley farmers not to farm in attempt to save groundwater

SJV Water

News

March 1, 2023 1

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water More state money is flowing to the valley to take land out of production in...

AG ALERT: Alternatives sought for farm fallowing amid dust worries

Ag Alert

News

August 3, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As local groundwater sustainability agencies bring groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management...

SJV WATER: South valley groundwater managers to use $10 million to protect community water and look for ways to retire up to 100,000 acres of farmland

SJV Water

News

July 25, 2022

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Three San Joaquin Valley water agencies are gearing up to spend $10 million each in...

SJV WATER: Vulnerable domestic wells will be focus of $10 million farmland retirement grant in Madera County

SJV Water

News

July 14, 2022

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Three San Joaquin Valley water agencies are gearing up to spend $10 million each in...

SJV WATER: Will $10 million “make a dent” in Tulare County groundwater use?

SJV Water

News

July 7, 2022

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Three San Joaquin Valley water agencies are gearing up to spend $10 million each in...

CA AGRICULTURE: Groundwater sustainability in the San Joaquin Valley: Multiple benefits if agricultural lands are retired and restored strategically

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

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September 10, 2018

From California Agriculture: Sustaining the remarkable scale of agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley has required large imports of surface...