CAL MATTERS: California may help solar bloom where water runs dry Cal Matters AgriculturePlanning and management September 11, 2025The state’s farmers are divided over a bill that would loosen rules protecting agricultural land. The goal of a bill...
THE CURRENT: Protecting nature may depend on where — not just how — we farm UC Santa Barbara Agriculture July 22, 2025By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara We often think about climate change in terms of temperature projections and sea-level rise....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge scratches federal approval of Northern California mixed-use project Courthouse News Service Planning and managementWater rights and water law July 18, 2025Environmentalists argued that the project would destroy the habitat of the exceedingly rare Butte County meadowfoam, an endangered flower. By...
AG ALERT: Abandoned crops bring pest plague to adjacent farms Ag Alert Agriculture July 16, 2025By Caleb Hampton California farmers, agricultural commissioners and lawmakers have in recent months sounded an alarm about a troubling symptom...
AG ALERT: Annual report shows major declines in farmland values Ag Alert Agriculture April 23, 2025From the California Farm Bureau Federation: The value of much of California’s farmland declined from 2023 to 2024, according to...
EDWARD RING: Rebuilding requires reimagining environmentalism Edward Ring CommentaryPlanning and management April 9, 2025By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Helping thousands of victims of the wildfires...
CAL MATTERS: The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is Cal Matters Wildfires and watersheds January 28, 2025By Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In just a single...
UC MERCED: Agencies, local stakeholders must collaborate to restore wildlands UC Merced Planning and managementWildfires and watersheds November 22, 2024From UC Merced: As wildfires grow in intensity and frequency, it’s vital that agencies and local stakeholders work together to...
AG ALERT: Farms face ruin as groundwater law takes its toll Ag Alert Groundwater News October 23, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Last month, on the final day of his almond harvest, Amrik Singh Basra sat outside...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As solar booms in the California desert, locals feel ‘overburdened’ Inside Climate News Planning and management October 17, 2024The country’s largest area designated for solar energy, Desert Center shows how sprawls of PV panels impact communities. Even supporters...
GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECON: The changing face of farmland in California’s Central Valley: Crop types and land quality Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics Agriculture September 30, 2024By Siddharth Kishore, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Cory L. Struthers, Scott MacKenzie, and Matthew S. Shugart, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural...
REPORT SUMMARY: Groundwater Well Permitting: Observations and Analysis of Executive Orders N-7-22 and N-3-23 Maven Groundwater NewsReports April 3, 2024Groundwater is intimately connected with the landscape and land use that it underlies. How land is developed above can change...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Save Napa Valley Foundation applauds the return of discretion in discretionary decisions Guest Contributor AgricultureCommentary October 11, 2023From the Save Napa Valley Foundation: We at the Save Napa Valley Foundation (SNVF) write to share our firm belief...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Anti-farming agenda blocks vineyard in Napa Valley Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary September 20, 2023By Peter Nissen, president of Nissen Vineyard Services and president of the Napa County Farm Bureau, and Ryan Klobas, CEO...
AG ALERT: Rural land grab in Solano County prompts hearing Ag Alert Agriculture September 5, 2023By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation Alarmed by a company that they say has been operating in the shadows...
