…to improve water quality or mitigate climate change. The projects connected to California are: Kings River Watershed Coalition Authority – $2 million for conservation practices to protect groundwater quality Resource…
Agri View: More Ag Technology
…on natural ecosystems Less runoff of chemicals into rivers and groundwater Increased worker safety n addition, robotic technologies enable more reliable monitoring and management of natural resources, such as air…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…precipitation north of the Delta, replenishing some groundwater, and drier than average conditions to the southern Central Valley and southern California. The historical pattern of increasing water exports from the…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…water use efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas reductions. The grant funding is intended to address multiple goals including: water use efficiency, conservation and reduction; greenhouse gas emission reductions; groundwater protection;…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…water scarcity, with many of them also dealing with high salinity in groundwater that’s damaging the health of their trees. For those farmers, Doll said, this year is actually worse…
Agri View: Modern Technology
…and groundwater Increased worker safety In addition, robotic technologies enable more reliable monitoring and management of natural resources, such as air and water quality. It also gives producers greater control…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…north of the Delta, replenishing some groundwater, and drier than average conditions to the southern Central Valley and southern California. The historical pattern of increasing water exports from the Sacramento-San…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
Plants need nitrogen to grow, but excess nitrogen – from livestock facilities, septic systems, car exhaust and other sources – that escapes into groundwater and the air can impact the…
SGMA BMP Survey Deadline Extended
Best Management Practices (BMP) Survey Deadline Extended Thru August 8 The DWR Sustainable Groundwater Management Program has developed a BMP Survey to help rank initial BMP development for the sustainable…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…on groundwater because surface water stored behind dams has been unavailable. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation allocates available surface water, but allocated none to California agriculture for 2014–15, Nelsen says….
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…the challenges faced by Hmong farmers as groundwater levels continued to drop during the drought. “Wells were starting to dry up. Some Hmong farmers were reportedly calling suicide hotlines,” Dahlquist-Willard…
SGMA Timelines Necessary for Ag
…Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) has timelines in place that span two decades for implementation. California Farm Water Coalition Executive Director Mike Wade says that time is needed for agriculture to…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…isn’t much we can do about it.” Like many farmers in the state’s avocado-growing regions, Van Leer lacks access to high quality groundwater. Avocado trees are highly salt-sensitive, and salt…
Extreme Weather Drives Change
…in pushing the sustainable groundwater management legislation which happened a hundred years after the state first began regulating surface water. Extreme events in general, whether it’s a drought or a…