The Equation
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
I am a professional agroecologist trained in ecosystem processes with experience in sustainable agriculture. What is novel about SGMA is that it does not challenge actual water rights but puts restrictions on how much water rights-holders can pump depending on the level of overdraft.
Civil Eats
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Well, it is efficient around water, but that’s the only thing it’s efficient on.” Source: “Review and Synopsis of Natural and Human Controls on Fluvial Channel Processes in the Arid West,” by John J. Farming in the Arid West Illustration by Nhatt Nichols. Field and Robert W.
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Modern Farmer
MARCH 14, 2025
My sister and I this past fall were finishing our rice, and I had so much respect for my ancestors and how hard that work is to dry the rice, parch it, and winnow itis a whole process from start to finish. Goose is also passing the sacred traditions on to future generations as much as she can.
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.
NASDA
JULY 2, 2024
Groundwater is Effectively Managed by the States and Tribes and this Should Continue States and Tribes have been effectively managing groundwater and water supply “over many decades, and with federal encouragement,” and in many cases, states and tribes have done so for more than 100 years. [1] 4] 2 Waters and Water Rights § 19.04 (2019). [5]
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. They are in the business of skinning dollars off of trading water.
Daily Yonder
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Today, the aquifer supports 20% of the nation’s wheat, corn, cotton and cattle production and represents 30% of all water used for irrigation in the United States. Since the mid-20th century, when large-scale irrigation began, water levels in the stretches of the Ogallala underlying Kansas have dropped an average 28.2
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