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California water leaders confront the hard math for agriculture

05/27/26 7:05 AM By Brad Hooker

California water leaders are moving from broad planning to hard math, with the next administration facing tough choices over new supplies, groundwater recharge, nitrate rules and how much farmland the state can keep in production.

California groundwater recovery stalls as pumping outpaces recharge

05/27/26 7:02 AM By Brad Hooker

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California’s aquifers saw some short-term relief from wet years, but a new DWR report shows groundwater storage losses, long-term water level declines and San Joaquin Valley subsidence continue to challenge the state’s sustainability goals.

Solar bill stalls as farmland transition accelerates

05/20/26 7:05 AM By Brad Hooker

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A Central Valley solar study bill stalled in the Legislature, leaving unresolved how California should balance renewable energy goals with farmland preservation, SGMA-driven land retirement and the future of farm communities.

Grid shortfalls, energy rates and water scarcity collide as valley ag faces a turning point

03/04/26 7:03 AM By Brad Hooker

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San Joaquin Valley leaders warn that rising energy costs, water limits and grid constraints are putting California agriculture at a crossroads.

California dairies drive $23B in economic impact and 152,000 jobs

11/26/25 7:02 AM By Brad Hooker

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California’s dairy industry fueled more than $23 billion in economic activity and supported nearly 152,000 jobs last year, highlighting its outsized role in the state’s farm economy and rural communities.

DWR study warns groundwater decline threatens valley farms

11/26/25 7:01 AM By Brad Hooker

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A new DWR study warns groundwater decline is threatening San Joaquin Valley farm water supplies and calls for stabilizing aquifers to protect agriculture.

Newsom plan orients Central Valley’s future around clean energy

11/27/24 7:05 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

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During two stops in Fresno and Kern counties, California Governor Gavin Newsom promised to “not leave anybody else behind” in the new California Jobs First Economic Blueprint that outlines an expansion of “clean economy” sectors in historically agricultural regions.

New research suggests small changes in crop water use could yield big results

03/27/24 7:19 AM By Sara Wyant

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A new study out of UC Santa Barbara suggests that more efficient farming practices could save as much water as switching crops or fallowing fields to help address California’s water issues.

To clean the air, San Joaquin Valley farmers replace more than 12,000 tractors

01/24/24 8:07 AM By Brad Hooker

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Over the last seven years, agriculture has replaced more than 12,000 tractors and other off-road equipment with newer, lower-emission models, dropping daily NOx emissions by more than 11 tons.

Daybreak Oct. 16: House aggies reassured as Jordan tries to win speakership

10/16/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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Conservative firebrand Jim Jordan is working to nail down the House speakership.

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The Senate is expected to release farm bill text soon. We asked Vermont Sen. Peter Welch what he’d like to see included, and if there will be a push to remove state SNAP cost share provisions enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Welch also discusses concerns about staffing levels at farmer-facing USDA offices.

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