Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 16, 2024

In the early 1900s, Los Angeles was a small city that was running out of water, and Payahuunadü , which means “the land of flowing water,” had lots of it. Renamed the Owens Valley by white settlers, the valley was a snow-capped patchwork of pear farms and cattle ranches.

Water Rights 131

Water Rights Ranching Ecology Cattle 131

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

For example, increasing aridity in the Southwest and increasingly wet conditions throughout the northeast regions of the country–from the Midwest through New England–are likely to challenge crop and livestock production. from NCA5 Higher temperatures can stress both crops and livestock. will leave the area increasingly vulnerable.

Agriculture 104

Agriculture Agriculture Livestock Forage 104

Trimble Agriculture

MAY 1, 2023

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. All living things require water for growth and sustainability. Planted crops, whether annual or permanent, are no exception.

Water Rights 52

Water Rights Ruralism Farming Farming 52

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The investors are behind Renewable Water Resources (RWR), a company that failed a year ago to obtain $10 million in pandemic-relief funds from Douglas County, located south of Denver and one of the nation’s wealthiest counties. billion in output in 2019. That wouldn’t be the norm for most years,” he added.

Farming 101

Farming Farming Ranching Water Rights 101