Living Water Wise Columns

For decades, the San Joaquin Valley has tried to tackle its water challenges in isolated corners. Cities, water agencies, agriculture, environmental groups, and counties all work in silos. But...

If you’ve strolled through the produce section, you’ve seen California’s handiwork. Fresh strawberries in January. Crisp lettuce in March. Pistachios, tomatoes, grapes, lettuce — the list goes...

Water is life here in California and nowhere is that truer than on the farm. California agriculture feeds the nation and the world, producing more than 400 crops and generating billions of...

Guest BlogBy Jason Giannelli It is a beautiful May morning on one of our farms. As we wrap up the wheat harvest, we are running tillage equipment behind it to prepare for planting corn silage....

California’s water system is under siege. A pivotal report, “Inaction’s Economic Cost for California’s Water Supply Challenges” by Jay Lund, Alvar Escriva-Bou, and Josué Medellín-Azuara from UC...

California’s water supply hinges heavily on its snowpack—often called the state’s natural reservoir. Snow that accumulates in the Sierra Nevada during winter slowly melts in spring and summer,...