PRESS RELEASE: Dairy groups file legal challenge to State Dairy Order Guest Contributor Policy and regulation October 20, 2026Press release from Dairy Cares Dairy Cares, a coalition of California dairy organizations, announced today that it has filed a...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California adopts new limits to rein in dairy manure pollution and its ‘outsized’ groundwater impacts Inside Climate News Policy and regulation September 18, 2026Central Valley dairies are long overdue to face stricter regulations over their nitrate pollution, families and clean water advocates argue....
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board adopts order to protect groundwater from overapplication of manure at dairies State Water Board Policy and regulation September 17, 2026Order will reduce Central Valley dairies’ use of manure on croplands Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board...
PRESS RELEASE: Western United Dairies responds to State Water Board’s revised draft Dairy Order Guest Contributor Policy and regulation July 11, 2026Dairy organization participated in the July 8 State Water Board workshop to provide practical feedback on the draft order From...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California water board will soon release a new rule to limit water pollution from dairies in the state Inside Climate News Water quality March 12, 2026More than 10 years after environmental groups petitioned for a new rule, the state plans to require the Central Valley...
UC RIVERSIDE: A California dairy tried to capture its methane. It worked. UC Riverside AgricultureClimate change June 12, 2025Sealing manure ponds at a Central Valley farm cut emissions dramatically By UC Riverside A giant, balloon-like tarp stretches over...
AG ALERT: Dairies decry draft waste discharge rules Ag Alert Agriculture January 29, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert To reduce nitrates and ensure that people have access to safe drinking water, the state...
AG ALERT: Sonoma livestock farms face threat in ballot measure Ag Alert Agriculture October 2, 2024By Caleb Hampton As voters cast their ballots in the coming weeks, farmers in Sonoma County say the future of...
AG ALERT: Climate-smart practices help dairies, nourish crops Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality June 26, 2024By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Prompted by drought-induced water allocation cutbacks in 2014, the diversified DeJager Farms began looking at...
AG ALERT: Program to delay harvest protects birds and farmers Ag Alert AgricultureEcosystems June 12, 2024By Ching Lee, Ag Alert For multiple years, Simon Vander Woude’s Merced County dairy farm has served as a refuge...
AG ALERT: Legal battles over elk stress dairy farmers Ag Alert Agriculture November 29, 2023By John Beck, Ag Alert In the 1960s, dairy farmers along the Marin County coast agreed to sell their ranches...
AG ALERT: Water saving for dairy farms starts with feed crops Ag Alert Agriculture October 27, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert As dairy farmers endure the worst drought in decades, University of California Cooperative Extension researchers...
