Items Tagged with 'Groundwater recharge'

Farmer recharging their groundwater may be able to benefit from their banked supplies during periods of drought, but can run into roadblocks like cost when doing so, according to a panel of farmers and experts at this year's Food and Ag Issues Summit West in Sacramento.

The California Legislature is planning an active session this year to make up for lost time in 2020.

A new bill would support repurposing lands for groundwater recharge, cattle grazing and ecological restoration projects.

A UC Davis soil scientist says three themes should drive research and policy in sustaining California agriculture under climate change.

A proposal to cache N95s * CA’s new climate bills * New House Ag chair sets priorities * Senate chair has questions for Vilsack

Legislators introduced a number of other measures on Tuesday, several related to agriculture.

Soil health could save water * Benefits to recharging water on fallowed land * Hill leadership taking shape for ag * Gaping hole looms in farm income * More ag scientists needed

The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley consortium is considering the thousands of acres of farmland to be fallowed under SGMA.