Agriculture

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Wide-scale cropland loss has consequences for wildfire resilience in the American West, new research finds

Desert Research Institute

Wildfires and watersheds

October 14, 2026

Irrigated farmland serves as a landscape-scale buffer to wildfire, creating major tradeoffs between water-saving drought adaptation efforts and shifting wildfire...

NOW AVAILABLE: On-Farm Recharge Methods Manual: A Summary of Strategies and Challenges

Sustainable Conservation

Fact Sheets/Tools/InfoGroundwater News

October 5, 2026

From Sustainable Conservation: Under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) have been charged with developing and...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Can California farmers break free from plastic?

Inside Climate News

Agriculture

August 28, 2026

Microplastics in waterways and soil are fueling calls to reduce the pervasiveness of plastic in agriculture. By Liza Gross, Inside...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River experts say agriculture must make permanent cuts to water use

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

June 23, 2026

Water managers say drying up farmland is not the solution By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Some Colorado River experts are...

ILRP: Points of difference, consensus emerge during ag expert panel working meetings

Jane Sooby

Water quality

December 11, 2025

December 17 listening session added to panel schedule By Jane Sooby The Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel met for working...

UCANR: ‘Weathering’ rock dust in farm fields – a down-to-earth climate solution?

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Agriculture

November 3, 2025

UC-led research on promising agricultural practice recently lost federal funding By Michael Hsu, UC Ag and Natural Resources It almost...

UC RIVERSIDE: Farm conservation is an economical path to save Colorado River water

UC Riverside

Colorado River

September 30, 2025

UCR experts examined the costs of hundreds of Colorado River water projects over 20 years By David Danelski, UC Riverside...

COMMENTARY: San Joaquin Valley Farmers Left High and Dry

Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley

Policy and regulation

August 11, 2025

From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley Following multiple wet years in California, you’d think the state’s most...

NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY: Arizona’s declining groundwater

NASA/JPL

Colorado River

July 21, 2025

By NASA’s Earth Observatory By measuring the gravitational pull of water for more than two decades, NASA satellites have peered...

ASU: New algae system helps Arizona farmers grow better crops with less water

Arizona State University

Agriculture

July 14, 2025

Project a collaboration between ASU, Phoenix-based company MyLand Ed Curry is passionate about the green, red and yellow chile peppers...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops

Inside Climate News

AgricultureColorado River

July 14, 2025

Agrivoltaic solar arrays can shade crops from sun while moisture from vegetation cools the panels to increase their productivity, researchers...

SJV WATER: State wants to better understand salt build up in the Central Valley, starting with Kings County

SJV Water

Planning and managementWater quality

July 9, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A state water quality agency hopes to tackle a problem as old as civilization itself...

DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION: Rice: The other climate- and wildlife-friendly solution for the Delta

Delta Protection Commission

Agriculture

July 1, 2025

By Holly Heyser Delta Protection Commission Rice acreage is growing rapidly in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta’s agricultural core. It nearly...

USFWS: Seeds of change: A Central Valley collaboration for people and pollinators

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Ecosystems

June 19, 2025

By Mara Koenig, US Fish & Wildlife Service In the heart of California’s Central Valley – where fertile soil and...

REPORT SUMMARY: Cover Crops in the SGMA Era Report and a New Cover Crop Guidance Document for Growers

Maven

AgricultureGroundwater NewsReports

May 22, 2025

Cover crops can play a vital role in protecting and enhancing soil during the off-season or between rows of trees...