As the lifeblood of the arid American Southwest, the Colorado River stands as both a symbol of vitality and a testament to the intricate balance between human necessity and environmental stewardship. Flowing through seven U.S. states and Mexico, its waters sustain over 40 million people, vast agricultural lands, tribal interests and a myriad of ecosystems.
Continue readingFarm Water Cafe
From our dinner to our data centers, everything has a water footprint. Find out more about how much water it takes to grow our food or charge our cars with this infographic.
Continue readingCoping With Weather Whiplash – Improving S2S Precipitation Forecasting
Guest Post by Jeanine Jones, Interstate Resources Manager, California Department of Water Resources Water Year 2023 was notable for ending the 2020 – 2022 drought, California’s driest consecutive three-year period, with one of the state’s snowiest years. This rapid change in water supply conditions was not predicted by the National Weather Service (NWS), reflecting the […]
Where Does Farm Water Go?
STATEMENT: The Sacramento Valley Shows There’s a Better Way to Manage Water
STATEMENT: The Sacramento Valley Shows There’s a Better Way to Manage Water October 1 marked the beginning of the new water year in California. And while 2023 provided an abundant amount of water, anyone who lives here knows we can’t assume 2024 will be the same. In fact, the only thing we know for certain […]
STATEMENT: Powerful Coalition Keeps Radical Water Rights Changes from Advancing in the Legislature
STATEMENT: Powerful Coalition Keeps Radical Water Rights Changes from Advancing in the Legislature When the California Legislative session began last January, farmers were facing formidable efforts to upend our system of water rights. Four different pieces of legislation took direct aim at the stability that water rights provide to farms, cities, businesses, rural communities, and […]
Developing Renewable Energy While Protecting the Farms That Grow Our Food
On its web site, The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) says it conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. The agency reports the facts on American agriculture, “…that are needed by people working in and depending upon U.S. agriculture.”
Continue readingThere is broad consensus on the need to capture more water when its raining
One failure is we’re not capturing and storing nearly as much floodwater as we should.
Continue readingOur Food Supply at Risk: White Paper on the Importance of Alfalfa Production in the American West
Our Food Supply at Risk: White Paper on the Importance of Alfalfa Production in the American West With drought conditions continuing to blanket the Western U.S., and farmers struggling to find adequate water supplies, competing interests are pressuring the federal government to cut the water supply farmers are using to grow our food, including alfalfa, […]
Abandoning Established Water Law Does Nothing to Produce or Save One Drop of Water and Puts Our Food Supply at Risk
Abandoning Established Water Law Does Nothing to Produce or Save One Drop of Water and Puts Our Food Supply at Risk