AG ALERT: Habitat concerns muddle Colorado River water plan Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River June 5, 2024For decades, irrigation runoff from Imperial Valley farms has fed the Salton Sea. As farmers cut back on water use,...
AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River March 20, 2024By 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 Agriculture January 17, 2024By 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 US Department of the Interior Colorado River December 1, 2023From 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 AgricultureColorado River November 1, 2023By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert A consensus plan agreed to last spring by states in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Why alfalfa is ideal for California and the Southwest Ag Alert AgricultureColorado RiverCommentary August 2, 2023Commentary 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 Colorado River June 14, 2023By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California, Arizona and Nevada reached a long-sought consensus last month on how to conserve water...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California forking out $34 million to clean up New and Tijuana rivers Courthouse News Service Ecosystems February 2, 2023Border watersheds have been plagued for years by trash, sewage, agricultural and industrial runoff and other pollutants. By Sam Ribakoff,...
CAL MATTERS: California, other states reach impasse over Colorado River Cal Matters Colorado River January 31, 2023Despite a federal deadline today, California — the largest user of Colorado River water — has refused to cut back...
CAL MATTERS: Growers brace to give up some Colorado River water Cal Matters AgricultureColorado River January 17, 2023The 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 Colorado RiverCommentary 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 Colorado River 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 AgricultureColorado River October 19, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As the Colorado River water crisis deepens amid withering drought in the West, Imperial Valley...
CAL MATTERS: California offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water Cal Matters Colorado River October 5, 2022Imperial Valley farmers and Southern California cities would get 9% less water from the Colorado River than the amount allocated...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California offers allocation cut to save the Colorado River Courthouse News Service Colorado River October 5, 2022The voluntary cut amounts to a tenth of its annual allocation. By Madalyn Wright, Courthouse News Service Following federal pressure...
