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...
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: 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: Proposed rules on water quality may overwhelm San Diego farmers Ag Alert Agriculture May 22, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers in San Diego County say proposed water quality regulations that establish updated general waste...
AG ALERT: Water order takes shape for North Coast vineyards Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality August 2, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Winegrape growers in Mendocino and Sonoma counties say a proposed water-quality regulation establishes...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 6, 2022At the September 20 meeting of the State Water Board, Central Valley Regional Board staff provided the State Water Board...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality November 3, 2021Within the Central Valley, over seven million acres is in irrigated agriculture, and depending on the conditions, water discharged from...
AG ALERT: Nitrogen management for rice may help production Ag Alert Agriculture September 15, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Rice researchers and growers are working to fine-tune the timing and type of nitrogen applications...
AG ALERT: Farm groups seek review of order on fertilizer use Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality May 26, 2021By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Saying new regional regulations will have a profound impact on food production, farm organizations have...
AG ALERT: Water-quality rule will affect Central Coast farms Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality April 21, 2021By the California Farm Bureau Federation: Predicting that it will have a profound impact on Central Coast agriculture, farm organizations...
AG ALERT: Central Coast water regulation raises concerns Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality February 3, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farm groups say a proposed regulatory permit known as the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program for...
