SJV WATER: Madera County farmland conversion program gets underway with $10 million in state funds SJV Water Groundwater News October 5, 2024By 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 Groundwater News March 1, 2023By 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 AgricultureGroundwater News August 3, 2022By 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 Groundwater News July 25, 2022By 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 Groundwater News July 14, 2022By 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 Groundwater News July 7, 2022By Lois Henry, SJV Water Three San Joaquin Valley water agencies are gearing up to spend $10 million each in...
AG ALERT: Farmers across state face new water cuts Ag Alert Agriculture May 18, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With 60% of the state now in extreme drought conditions, state officials are warning water-right...
AG ALERT: State rice acreage plummets amid water reductions Ag Alert Agriculture May 11, 2022By Ching Lee, Ag Alert This time of year, the Sacramento Valley should be buzzing with tractors working the soil...
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) Groundwater News September 10, 2018From California Agriculture: Sustaining the remarkable scale of agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley has required large imports of surface...