AG ALERT: Imperial Valley goes dry as farmers act to protect river Ag Alert News August 28, 2024 648By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Irrigators cut off water to a huge portion of the Imperial Valley’s half-million acres of...
PRESS RELEASE: Imperial Irrigation District acts to protect Colorado River, Salton Sea with new Conservation Agreement Imperial Irrigation District Press Release/Other August 13, 2024 274The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a landmark conservation agreement with the federal government to leave up to...
AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use Ag Alert News March 20, 2024 281By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses...
AG ALERT: Soil sensors, drip reduce water use in desert lettuce Ag Alert News January 17, 2024 285By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Desert lettuce growers may be able to save more than 10 inches of water by...
NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Agreement with Imperial Irrigation District to Save 100,000 Acre-Feet of Water in Colorado River System Bureau of Reclamation News Press Release/Other December 1, 2023 165From the Department of the Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that...
AG ALERT: Wet year improves Colorado River status Ag Alert News November 1, 2023 39By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert A consensus plan agreed to last spring by states in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego gears up to deal water across the west Voice of San Diego News October 3, 2023 215Twenty years since San Diego bought Colorado River water from its farming neighbors, it seeks to attract investors in its...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Why alfalfa is ideal for California and the Southwest Ag Alert Commentary August 2, 2023 241Commentary by Ayman Mostafa, Ph.D., a field crops and entomology specialist and director of the Urban Agriculture Production, Small-Scale and...
AG ALERT: Imperial Valley farmers await water deal Ag Alert News June 14, 2023 186By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California, Arizona and Nevada reached a long-sought consensus last month on how to conserve water...
CAL MATTERS: US proposes options for cutting California’s Colorado River water Cal Matters News April 11, 2023By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Western water crisis solutions inevitably end with a lot less for California farms Cal Matters Commentary March 23, 2023 11The water crisis in the West and the decline of the Colorado River are going to require painful changes for...
CAL MATTERS: Growers brace to give up some Colorado River water Cal Matters News January 17, 2023 6The Colorado River’s water transformed the Imperial Valley desert into one of California’s most productive farm regions. But now growers...
COMMENTARY: Our farmers are conserving to help Colorado River Ag Alert Commentary November 9, 2022By Tina Shields, Imperial Irrigation District The Imperial Irrigation District, the largest irrigation district in the U.S., announced last month...
AG ALERT: Colorado River may require ‘decisive action,’ U.S. warns Ag Alert News November 9, 2022By Peter Hecht , Ag Alert Federal officials have issued a thinly veiled threat to impose new cuts in water...
AG ALERT: Farmers brace for water cuts to help river Ag Alert News October 19, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As the Colorado River water crisis deepens amid withering drought in the West, Imperial Valley...
