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California scrambles to avoid extensive SGMA fallowing—and another Dust Bowl

08/03/22 8:22 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS air pollution in low-income neighborhoods California agriculture dryland farming during drought Dust Bowl in California's Central Valley Farmland fallowing PM 2.5 State Implementation Plan for the San Joaquin Valley PPIC Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Valley Fever
PPIC is sparking new conversations about innovative solutions that keep farmers farming and avoid devastating environmental and health impacts from SGMA fallowing, but some of the challenges are daunting.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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