RISING VOICES: Water, food, soil, and California’s need for holistic climate policy The Water Hub Guest contributors June 1, 2022Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues impacting...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Water resources management in the Pajaro Valley Basin Maven Event coverage April 23, 2020The Pajaro Valley is home to a billion-dollar agricultural industry, it’s rich, fertile soil providing fruits and vegetables for the...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster quarterly report; Progress on the Delta’s climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategy; Carbon sequestration protocol; Delta ag update; and more … Maven Meetings December 17, 2019At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard a wide range of updates: first, Delta Watermaster...
DR. GLENDA HUMISTON: Managing our Lands to Manage our Water Maven Event coverage March 13, 2019Dr. Glenda Humiston is Vice President of Agriculture & Natural Resources for the University of California. At the 2019 California...
Challenges facing irrigated agriculture in the western U.S. Maven Meetings August 23, 2017Dan Keppen is Executive Director of the Farm Family Alliance, a non-profit association that acts as an advocate for family...
Israel-California Water Conference: California agriculture panel discussion Maven Event coverage September 14, 2016Officials discuss drought, regulations, technology, and the future of California agriculture Over the past several decades, Israel had made large...
Climate variability and change: Trends and impacts on California agriculture Maven Best of the Notebook June 23, 2016Dr. Tapan Pathak looks at how climate variability, increasing temperatures, and changing precipitation could affect California agriculture In this presentation,...
This just in … UC Davis: Drought costs California agriculture $1.84B and 10,100 jobs in 2015 Maven Breaking News August 18, 2015From the UC Davis Newsroom: The drought is tightening its grip on California agriculture, squeezing about 30 percent more workers...
California Water Law Symposium: The Advancements and Challenges of Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Since 2009 Maven Best of the Notebook April 15, 2015A panel discussion on agricultural water use and efficiency improvements made since the passage of the Water Conservation Act of...
Guest Commentary: Potential for ag conservation is far less than Pacific Institute/NRDC report claims, says Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Maven Guest contributors March 23, 2015Mike Wade at the California Farm Water Coalition offers this rebuttal to last Friday’s flashback post, Dr. Peter Gleick on...
Heather Cooley: The Untapped Potential of California’s Water Supply: Efficiency, Reuse, and Stormwater Maven Best of the Notebook January 21, 2015Recent study by the Pacific Institute and the NRDC show that there is potential water savings equivalent to 10.8 to...
2014 Water Year in Review, part 2: Urban water conservation, agricultural impacts, water transfers Maven Meetings December 3, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
A. G. Kawamura: “Food is a privilege, not a right” Maven FEATURED ARTICLES November 27, 2014A. G. Kawamura is owner and partner of Orange County Produce, LLC, and a board member of Western Growers Association....
Dr. David Sunding and Josue Medellin-Azuara on the economics of drought Maven Event coverage October 31, 2014At the San Gabriel Valley Water Forum held at the beginning of October in Pomona, Dr. David Sunding gave a...
Delta Conservancy September Board Meeting: Wildlife Friendly Agricultural Practices in the Delta, preparing for the water bond, and more … Maven Meetings October 16, 2014On September 24th, the Board of Directors of the Delta Conservancy held their quarterly meeting. On the agenda, a presentation...
