Are irrigation jets right for your orchard or vineyard?
Though drip irrigation has become popular in orchards and vineyards, there are conditions when jet irrigation is a good option. Photo/Studio 46
Vineyard adaptation to heat an economic balancing act
Using cabernet sauvignon production in Napa County as a case study, new research findings concluded no single right answer for how winegrape growers should contend with severe heat. Ag Alert file photo
Irrigation can’t shield tomatoes from extreme heat
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New DWR director discusses water resiliency plans
California Department of Water Resources Director Thomas Gibson speaks at the California Water Plan advisory committee meetings in Los Angeles last month. Photo/Courtesy of California Department of Water Resources
El Niño increases chances of winter storms and floods
This aerial view shows submerged farm fields caused by floodwaters from the Pajaro River in Monterey County after a levee breach in March 2023. Photo/Odin Abbott/California Department of Water Resources
Feds release Colorado River framework for next 10 years
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Researchers study potential of agave crop
Volunteers plant young offshoots of 20 agave varieties during a Madera Community College event in June. Agave experts in California are researching which varieties of the crop, which is commonly grown in parts of Mexico, are best suited to grow in the Central Valley and other parts of California. Photo/Manola Secaira
Advocacy in Action: New dairy order, grizzly bear reintroduction, H-2A reform and a Supreme Court victory
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Golden mussels plague farms and water districts
San Joaquin County farmer Trey Steinhart stands on a levee in front of a pipe used to siphon water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into irrigation ditches on McDonald Island west of Stockton. Photo/Caleb Hampton
To protect groundwater, policies need reality check
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