Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

“Well, now we’re potentially increasing the amount of water that a crop is taking up, right, and we’re reducing the return flow downstream.” More efficient watering, in other words, could mean healthier crops and higher yields, but an increase in overall water use. “So

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Farming Farming Crop Acre 142

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Its current offerings include 83 acres of almond trees in the San Joaquin Valley, advertised as “an opportunity to invest in a water-secure almond orchard in the world’s most productive almond-producing region.” ” AcreTrader streamlines the process of investing in valuable farmland across the U.S. food system. Here’s Why That Matters.

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Farmland Real Estate Orchard Water Rights 145

Civil Eats

AUGUST 23, 2023

But colonization, and the extractive agricultural systems that came with it, had a devastating impact on reshaping the landscape ecologically, culturally, and economically—not only depleting soils of fertility but making much of the island more fire-prone. Can you describe the diversion of water for sugarcane?

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Plantation Agriculture Agriculture Ecology 98

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Following the 2002 drought, farmers voluntarily created seven governing bodies , called water subdistricts, in the hopes of replenishing two aquifers that make growing food viable here in North America’s largest high-altitude desert. But applying the same approach to water is tricky.

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Water Rights Acre Farming Farming 139

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Northern Great Plains chapter notes that current water rights laws in much of the region make adaptation especially difficult. The Chickasaw Nation is teaming up with area land managers to remove invasive species, reduce fertilizer use, and restore habitat. Restoration and adaptation actions include the work of Tribes.

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Agriculture Agriculture Forage Livestock 105