ATTRA

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This affects everything soil life needs to survive because it needs air, water, food, and somewhere to live. The result of not meeting the needs of soil life brings about the invisible killer of pasture productivity, livestock health, and profitability through soil compaction. The remaining 50% should be space for air and water.

Soil Compaction 104

Soil Compaction Pasture Livestock Water Rights 104

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Fort Peck Tribes and the USFWS were concerned about their respective water levels and how they’d be impacted by irrigation. Reiten says the USFWS was objecting to just about every water rights case that went to the state at the time, and all that litigation ended up in water court.

Water Rights 86

Water Rights Farming Farming Distribution 86

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.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Forage Livestock 105

Caff

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

CLIMATE SMART FARM OF THE YEAR: Sarah Silva, Green Star Farm This women-led 85-acre pasture-based farm in Sonoma County, CA is proof that, when tended thoughtfully, livestock can coexist with a biologically-rich ecosystem. We look forward to watching that farm and his impact grow!

Farming 98

Farming Farming Marketing Food 98

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

Caraveo responded to questions about some of the barriers producers face in accessing federal programs and what is being done to address water rights, particularly for young farmers and farmers of color. Caraveo has a strong interest in community health, child nutrition, addressing food instability, and looking at “food as medicine.”

Water Rights 52

Water Rights Food Farming Farming 52

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

But the valley’s irrigation outlook is dire: Water withdrawn by wells exceeds the amount of snowmelt refilling aquifers, and there are more claims to water rights than there is water in streams. This legal assistance project paired farmers with law students to formalize verbal water-sharing agreements into bylaws.

Water Rights 139

Water Rights Acre Farming Farming 139

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). Caiti attended a town hall where the discussion focused on relief for farmers who raise livestock or grow perennial crops not annual crops. The priorities don’t seem fair.

Family Farming 52

Family Farming Farming Farming Water Rights 52