NASDA

JULY 2, 2024

4] 2 Waters and Water Rights § 19.04 (2019). [5] 1462, 1471 (2020). [2] 3] See Overview of Groundwater Regulation, Sea Grant Law Center, available at [link] (last visited July 1, 2024). [4] 5] Sharon B. Megdal et al., Groundwater Governance in the United States: Common Priorities and Challenges, 53 Groundwater 677, 678 (Sept.-Oct.

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Manufacturing Real Estate Science Water Rights 130

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Instead, the Parker district has forged an estimated $880 million deal with ranchers in Colorado’s most agriculturally productive region to capture and store water from the South Platte River during rare periods when supply exceeds demand. The San Luis Valley, on the other hand, recorded the driest July in the 129-year record.

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Farming Farming Ranching Water Rights 145

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The conservation district has been using its geologically special aquifer — a gift granted to this area by the last Ice Age — to irrigate crops, provide jobs for the region and keep agriculture dollars within the community for almost 30 years while fielding few complaints. “To Agriculture is a big economic driver.

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Water Rights Farming Farming Distribution 86

Food Tank

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This year’s theme is: Water is Life, Water is Food. Focusing on water is more urgent than ever amid the climate crisis, and it’s critical to understand the links between food systems and water use. percent of the planet’s total water is fresh and available to drink.

Food 119

Food Water Rights Crop Agriculture 119

ATTRA

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The remaining 50% should be space for air and water. Right: Figure 5: Composition of unhealthy soil where two-thirds or more of the soil is comprised of solid particles. This leaves very little space to allow water or air to seep in. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Soil Compaction Pasture Livestock Water Rights 104

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

They are also advancing efforts to push water rights toward market-based systems in drought regions. Meanwhile, the Walmart corporation itself has enormous influence over world trade, global pricing for goods, and associated policies and prices for food and agriculture.

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Supply Chain Food Seeding Water Rights 145

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

NSAC members had the opportunity to participate in plenary, breakout, and panel sessions around key campaign priorities including Climate and Agriculture, the Farm Safety Net, and Resilient Local and Regional Food Systems, engage in racial equity caucusing, and solidify commitments for grassroots action. In the Q&A portion, Rep.

Water Rights 52

Water Rights Food Farming Farming 52

Caff

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

NEW FARMer OF THE YEAR: Chris Fields, Fields Family Farm Chris Fields is not just a farmer, he is a board member of the African American Farmers of California where he’s helping support the continuation of the legacy of African Americans in California agriculture.

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Farming Farming Marketing Food 98

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Associate Editor Christina Cooke, former Senior Reporter Gosia Wozniacka, and Contributor Alice Driver were awarded a James Beard Foundation Media Award for excellence in investigative reporting for our 2022 investigation series on animal agriculture workers, “ Injured and Invisible.”

Food 85

Food Water Rights Animal Agriculture Farming 85

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

On a dry, hot day in June, water manager Chris Ivers plunged his hand into San Luis Creek and extracted a tangled mat of weeds that had blocked icy snowmelt from reaching nearby farms. The free-flowing water is a welcome sight in southern Colorado, an agricultural region in the throes of a groundwater crisis.

Water Rights 139

Water Rights Acre Farming Farming 139

Civil Eats

AUGUST 23, 2023

The catastrophic fire that just ravaged more than 2,000 acres and at least 2,000 homes on Maui, and claimed 114 lives and counting is inextricably linked to the island’s agricultural history. Meanwhile, local communities are engaged in an ongoing battle for water rights as the residents of Hawaii look toward rebuilding.

Plantation 98

Plantation Agriculture Agriculture Ecology 98

Daily Yonder

AUGUST 2, 2023

But Fales isn’t necessarily concerned about California coming for his water rights. California will start it, but when they demand more water from Colorado, Denver is not gonna be helping us out,” he said. Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Fort Collins are going to dictate the [state’s water] policy.

Ruralism 89

Ruralism Water Rights Agriculture Agriculture 89

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts. What matters more, she said, is diverse sources who have something unique to contribute to environmental and agricultural coverage. 17 Years Later, What’s Changed?

Water Rights 145

Water Rights Aquaculture Food Marketing 145

Trimble Agriculture

MAY 1, 2023

What landowners need to know about the significance, impact, and regulatory reform of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). Farmers and ranchers know more than most how diverted surface water and wetlands provide important functions to ecosystems and agricultural uses that cannot be understated. agriculture industry.

Water Rights 52

Water Rights Ruralism Farming Farming 52

Daily Yonder

APRIL 18, 2023

All three of these states, plus Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota, overlap the Ogallala Aquifer, an underground layer of water that irrigates about 30% of the total crop and animal production in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agriculture is the lifeblood of the High Plains.

Ruralism 52

Ruralism Water Rights Production Agriculture 52

Caff

JUNE 29, 2021

On June 15, the State Water Resources Control Board told 4,300 users to stop diverting water from the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta Watershed (3). Underlying the current crisis are long-standing issues regarding regulation of water rights in the state. It’s frustrating to see green lawns in Cloverdale.

Family Farming 52

Family Farming Farming Farming Water Rights 52

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 16, 2024

His strategy, he believed, would help the Nüümü win back their water in one clever move—and upend California’s arcane and inequitable water rights system along the way. For the Nüümü, the water war started in the 1800s, with the arrival of white people in their homeland.

Water Rights 143

Water Rights Ranching Cattle Ecology 143