Agricultural water conservation/use Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

April 10, 2024 117

Press release from the California Farm Water Coalition: The California Farm Water Coalition has released two new fact sheets that...

CAL MATTERS: California farmers could save a lot of water — but their profits would suffer

Cal Matters

News

March 26, 2024 174

California farms could use 93% less water but less-thirsty crops, such as grains and hay, are much less lucrative than...

UCSB CURRENT: Small changes can yield big savings in agricultural water use

UC Santa Barbara

Science

March 25, 2024 165

By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara While Hollywood and Silicon Valley love the limelight, California is an agricultural powerhouse, too....

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate change takes a hidden toll on California water supplies

Courthouse News Service

News

March 14, 2024 144

In the past decade, the average annual climate-driven increase in crop evapotranspiration is enough to drain a major reservoir. By...

UC MERCED: An Invisible Water Surcharge: Climate Warming Increases Crop Water Demand in the San Joaquin Valley’s Groundwater-Dependent Irrigated Agriculture

UC Merced

News

March 14, 2024 90

By UC Merced University of California researchers from the USDA-funded Secure Water Future project recently found that increases in crop...

COMMENTARY: Where does water wind up? You might be surprised

Ag Alert

Commentary

February 7, 2024 254

Commentary by Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition Water, the essence of life, is an indispensable...

OPEN ET: Tracking the invisible movement of water

NASA/JPL

News

February 2, 2024 107

From NASA’s Earth Observatory As the world looks for sustainable solutions, a system tapping into NASA satellite data for water...

AG ALERT: Soil sensors, drip reduce water use in desert lettuce

Ag Alert

News

January 17, 2024 246

By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Desert lettuce growers may be able to save more than 10 inches of water by...

AG ALERT: Farmers join study on curbing water use

Ag Alert

News

October 4, 2023 73

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert After several multiyear droughts, those connected to water in California are looking at strategies to...

NASA: OpenET Launches a New API

Maven

News

October 4, 2023 130

From NASA: On Tuesday, October 3, NASA Ames’ OpenET program launched an application programming interface (API) for its widely-used Data...

AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Why alfalfa is ideal for California and the Southwest

Ag Alert

Commentary

August 2, 2023 192

Commentary by Ayman Mostafa, Ph.D., a field crops and entomology specialist and director of the Urban Agriculture Production, Small-Scale and...

UC DAVIS: Growing Crops with Less Groundwater

UC Davis

News

April 30, 2023 53

UC Davis Provides Farmers with New Technologies and Tools in Response to Climate Change By Amy Quinton, UC Davis On...

AG ALERT: Farmers brace for water cuts to help river

Ag Alert

News

October 19, 2022 6

As the Colorado River water crisis deepens amid withering drought in the West, Imperial Valley growers with historic rights to...

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE CONFERENCE: Urban and Agricultural Water Use in California, 1960 – 2015

Maven

Meetings and Events

March 11, 2021 184

Water managers forecast future water demand for a variety of purposes, including planning future water purchases or building new infrastructure....

Agricultural water use efficiency

Maven

News

October 17, 2020 2

As the state’s largest water using sector, many look to agriculture as a way to free up water supplies for...

Agricultural water conservation/use

CA FARM WATER COALITION: The critical connection between farm water and our food supply

CAL MATTERS: California farmers could save a lot of water — but their profits would suffer

UCSB CURRENT: Small changes can yield big savings in agricultural water use

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate change takes a hidden toll on California water supplies

UC MERCED: An Invisible Water Surcharge: Climate Warming Increases Crop Water Demand in the San Joaquin Valley’s Groundwater-Dependent Irrigated Agriculture

COMMENTARY: Where does water wind up? You might be surprised

OPEN ET: Tracking the invisible movement of water

AG ALERT: Soil sensors, drip reduce water use in desert lettuce

AG ALERT: Farmers join study on curbing water use

NASA: OpenET Launches a New API

AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Why alfalfa is ideal for California and the Southwest

UC DAVIS: Growing Crops with Less Groundwater

AG ALERT: Farmers brace for water cuts to help river

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE CONFERENCE: Urban and Agricultural Water Use in California, 1960 – 2015

Agricultural water use efficiency

DWR NEWS: First-of-its-kind watershed study highlights how innovative tools help build climate resilience in the San Joaquin Valley

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biologist squares off again with Army Corps of Engineers over endangered salmon protections

CDFW NEWS: 500,000 Juvenile Salmon released into Klamath River

LETTER: Trinity County citizens file conflict of interest complaint with Interior Department Inspector General office alleging violation of state and federal laws

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board adopts new drinking water regulatory standard to improve protections from hexavalent chromium

ANNOUNCEMENT: Protest Deadline Extended for the Department of Water Resources’ Water Rights Change Petition for the Delta Conveyance Project to May 13, 2024

BERKELEY LAB: Unraveling the Mysteries of Consecutive Atmospheric River Events

CAL MATTERS: California sets nation’s first water standard for cancer-causing contaminant

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Questions abound in case of contamination of Sacramento River tributary

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board takes action to protect groundwater in Kings and Tulare counties

PRESS RELEASE: Delta coalition files lawsuit demanding State Water Board action on DWR’s outdated water rights before considering Delta Conveyance Project approval

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California State Water Board places Tulare Lake Subbasin on probation

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental groups call for action to curb California’s coastal hot spots caused by ocean acidification and hypoxia

AG ALERT: Land-use bill taps farmland for solar sites

AG ALERT: Klamath irrigators express frustration over allocation

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 14-19: Tulare basin put on probation; Split views on probation for Tule subbasin at workshop; Video on voluntary agreements released ahead of 3 day workshop; and more …