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California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson painted a grim state of the industry following “a year of challenges like no other,” aiming his frustrations at state policies, lamenting: “It doesn’t have to be this way.”

The California Water Commission last week debated the next steps in the Proposition 1 approval process for water storage projects now that seven projects have met a major milestone.

State and federal officials have withdrawn a proposed emergency drought regulation for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta.

The Department of Water Resources unveiled a key part of its drought plan for 2022.

Lawmakers praised water conservation in Southern California cities, while farm leaders said urban districts should follow their lead rather than buying up more ag water.

California’s largest source of irrigation water entered a new water year this month at one of the lowest storage levels on record.